Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1TB vs Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent XTreme 1TB:1 TB
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- FreeAgent XTreme 1TB:7200 RPM
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- FreeAgent XTreme 1TB:3.5"
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:2.5"
Width
- FreeAgent XTreme 1TB:33.7 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:135 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent XTreme 1TB:172 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:85 mm
Height
- FreeAgent XTreme 1TB:175 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:21 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent XTreme 1TB:1.39 kg
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB:163 g

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Comparison of FreeAgent XTreme 1TB, 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB
25 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1TB View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	33.7 mm	135 mm
DepthDiffers	172 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	175 mm	21 mm
WeightDiffers	1.39 kg	163 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	1.72 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire, USB
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	246.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	1016 x 1219.2 x 1028.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	152.4 x 224.4 x 206.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business SP 1, XP Home, Professional, Media Center SP 2	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x/10.1 +

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