Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 500GB GoFlex for Mac vs Verbatim 97312 external hard drive

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB GoFlex for Mac:500 GB
- 97312 external hard drive:640 GB
Bus powered
- 500GB GoFlex for Mac:No
- 97312 external hard drive:USB

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Comparison of 500GB GoFlex for Mac, 97312
24 specifications	A Seagate 500GB GoFlex for Mac View product	B Verbatim 97312 external hard drive Model 97312 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ho	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	82 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	112 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	160 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Online Backup (5GB) free trial
Other featuresidentical
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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