Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 250GB FreeAgent Go for Mac vs Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB FreeAgent Go for Mac:250 GB
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:500 GB
Weight
- 250GB FreeAgent Go for Mac:220 g
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:163 g

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Comparison of 250GB FreeAgent Go for Mac, 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB
20 specifications	A Seagate 250GB FreeAgent Go for Mac View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	220 g	163 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4.9	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x/10.1 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	80.00 x 137.18 x 17.50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire, USB

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