Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate STAC1000500 external hard drive vs Verbatim 1TB 2.5" USB3.0

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD size
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:3.5"
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:2.5"
Product colour
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:Black
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:Grey
Bus powered
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:No
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:USB
Width
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:124 mm
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:82 mm
Depth
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:44 mm
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:18 mm
Height
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:158 mm
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:123 mm
Weight
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:1.08 kg
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:154 g

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Comparison of STAC1000500, 1TB 2.5" USB3.0
25 specifications	A Seagate STAC1000500 external hard drive Model STAC1000500 View product	B Verbatim 1TB 2.5" USB3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	44 mm	18 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	123 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	154 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linux kernel 2.6

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