Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M2 Portable vs Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M2 Portable:1 TB
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- M2 Portable:480 Mbit/s
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- M2 Portable:USB
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB:Micro-USB B
USB version
- M2 Portable:2.0
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- M2 Portable:480 Mbit/s
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- M2 Portable:Black
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB:Blue
Width
- M2 Portable:81.9 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB:125 mm
Depth
- M2 Portable:110.6 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB:82 mm

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Comparison of M2 Portable, Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB
28 specifications	A Samsung M2 Portable View product	B Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81.9 mm	125 mm
DepthDiffers	110.6 mm	82 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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