Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB vs Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White

23specifications compared
14differ
9identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB has 1" more HDD size than the Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB has 4,520 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White (5000 Mbit/s vs 480 Mbit/s). HDD capacity: 1.5 TB on the Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB, 500 GB on the Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White. USB connector: USB Type-B on the Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB, USB on the Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White.

HDD capacity
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:500 GB
HDD speed
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:7200 RPM
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:3.5"
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:2.5"
Maximum data transfer rate
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:5000 Mbit/s
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:USB Type-B
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:USB
USB version
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:2.0
Product colour
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:Grey
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:Black, White
Width
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:119.5 mm
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:78 mm

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Comparison of Story Station 3.0 1.5TB, GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White
32 specifications	A Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB View product	B Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	119.5 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	192.8 mm	118 mm
HeightDiffers	41.8 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	910 g	152 g
Other features3 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8+	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS 9.x/10.1 +
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141 x 168 x 37 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	269 g

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