Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate GoFlex 1TB vs Verbatim 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- GoFlex 1TB:800 Mbit/s
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- GoFlex 1TB:USB
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:Micro-USB B
USB version
- GoFlex 1TB:2.0
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- GoFlex 1TB:480 Mbit/s
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- GoFlex 1TB:No
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:USB
Width
- GoFlex 1TB:88 mm
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:120 mm
Depth
- GoFlex 1TB:120 mm
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:81 mm
Height
- GoFlex 1TB:22 mm
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:15 mm

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Comparison of GoFlex 1TB, 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800
29 specifications	A Seagate GoFlex 1TB View product	B Verbatim 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	800 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
FireWire 800	Yes	Yes
Features2 differ
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	88 mm	120 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	81 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	200 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire, USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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