Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB vs Verbatim 500GB USB

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Comparison of FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB, 500GB USB
22 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB View product	B Verbatim 500GB USB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	152 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1 kg	147 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP Home, Professional, Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.6	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9x, Mac OS X 10.1
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 1.1/2.0
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	86 x 137 x 16 mm
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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