Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 500GB FreeAgent Desk for Mac FireWire 800/USB 2.0, Silver vs Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- 500GB FreeAgent Desk for Mac FireWire 800/USB 2.0, Silver:7200 RPM
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:5400 RPM
Weight
- 500GB FreeAgent Desk for Mac FireWire 800/USB 2.0, Silver:1 kg
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:163 g

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Comparison of 500GB FreeAgent Desk for Mac FireWire 800/USB 2.0, Silver, 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB
25 specifications	A Seagate 500GB FreeAgent Desk for Mac FireWire 800/USB 2.0, Silver View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
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
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	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
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	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	37.5 x 152 x 185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire, USB

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