Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 1 TB USB 2.0 vs Seagate FireWire 800/USB 2.0 500GB

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Comparison of 1 TB USB 2.0, FireWire 800/USB 2.0 500GB
18 specifications	A Seagate 1 TB USB 2.0 View product	B Seagate FireWire 800/USB 2.0 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	220 g
WidthKnown for one	33.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	175 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	172 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4.9
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80.00 x 137.18 x 17.50 mm

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