Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive vs Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:500 GB
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:1 TB
HDD size
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:2.5"
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:3.5"
Bus powered
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:USB
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:No
Width
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:82 mm
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:110 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:112 mm
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:175 mm
Height
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:14 mm
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:36 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:160 g
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:700 g

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Comparison of STAD500202, PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB
26 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive Model STAD500202 View product	B Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	110 mm
DepthDiffers	112 mm	175 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	36 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	700 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista/7 Mac X 10.4.9+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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