Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Desk 2.0TB USB 2.0 vs Verbatim 500GB Portable HDD

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Desk 2.0TB USB 2.0:2 TB
- 500GB Portable HDD:500 GB
Product colour
- FreeAgent Desk 2.0TB USB 2.0:Silver
- 500GB Portable HDD:Gold
Bus powered
- FreeAgent Desk 2.0TB USB 2.0:No
- 500GB Portable HDD:USB
Weight
- FreeAgent Desk 2.0TB USB 2.0:1 kg
- 500GB Portable HDD:170 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FreeAgent Desk 2.0TB USB 2.0:33.7 x 172 x 175 mm
- 500GB Portable HDD:135 x 85 x 25 mm

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Comparison of FreeAgent Desk 2.0TB USB 2.0, 500GB Portable HDD
19 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Desk 2.0TB USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim 500GB Portable HDD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Gold
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	170 g
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium Windows XP Home, Professional	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x/10.1 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	33.7 x 172 x 175 mm	135 x 85 x 25 mm
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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