Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 500GB eSATA vs Seagate Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 8 GB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB eSATA:500 GB
- Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 8 GB:8 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB eSATA:16 MB
- Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 8 GB:2 MB
Product colour
- 500GB eSATA:Silver
- Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 8 GB:Black, Silver

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Comparison of 500GB eSATA, Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 8 GB
17 specifications	A Seagate 500GB eSATA View product	B Seagate Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 8 GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	8 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	2 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Silver
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Windows XP, 2000 Pro - MAC OS 9.2.2 - USB 1.1

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