Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FireWire & USB 2.0 External Storage Hard Drive 200 Gb vs Seagate HD Momentus 100GB USB 2.0

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireWire & USB 2.0 External Storage Hard Drive 200 Gb:200 GB
- HD Momentus 100GB USB 2.0:100 GB
HDD speed
- FireWire & USB 2.0 External Storage Hard Drive 200 Gb:7200 RPM
- HD Momentus 100GB USB 2.0:5400 RPM
Bus powered
- FireWire & USB 2.0 External Storage Hard Drive 200 Gb:No
- HD Momentus 100GB USB 2.0:USB

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Comparison of FireWire & USB 2.0 External Storage Hard Drive 200 Gb, HD Momentus 100GB USB 2.0
14 specifications	A Seagate FireWire & USB 2.0 External Storage Hard Drive 200 Gb View product	B Seagate HD Momentus 100GB USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	200 GB	100 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Mac OS 8, 9.x, Mac OS X	Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 2000 Pro, 98SE Mac OS 9.x, 10.2.8
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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