Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate GoFlex Desk 2TB vs Verbatim 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- GoFlex Desk 2TB:2 TB
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:1 TB
Product colour
- GoFlex Desk 2TB:Black
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:Silver
Bus powered
- GoFlex Desk 2TB:No
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:USB
Width
- GoFlex Desk 2TB:124 mm
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:120 mm
Depth
- GoFlex Desk 2TB:44 mm
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:81 mm
Height
- GoFlex Desk 2TB:158 mm
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:15 mm
Weight
- GoFlex Desk 2TB:1.08 kg
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:200 g

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Comparison of GoFlex Desk 2TB, 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800
26 specifications	A Seagate GoFlex Desk 2TB View product	B Verbatim 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	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	124 mm	120 mm
DepthDiffers	44 mm	81 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	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

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