Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Smartdisk FireLite FireWire 2.5" Portable HDD 40GB vs Smartdisk FireLite USB 2.0 Portable HDD 40GB

Key differences

HDD transfer rate
- FireLite FireWire 2.5" Portable HDD 40GB:400 Mbit/s
- FireLite USB 2.0 Portable HDD 40GB:480 Mbit/s

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Comparison of FireLite FireWire 2.5" Portable HDD 40GB, FireLite USB 2.0 Portable HDD 40GB
20 specifications	A Smartdisk FireLite FireWire 2.5" Portable HDD 40GB View product	B Smartdisk FireLite USB 2.0 Portable HDD 40GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	40 GB	40 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	84 mm	84 mm
Depth	129 mm	129 mm
Height	18 mm	18 mm
Weight	270 g	270 g
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	CMS BounceBack Express Backup	CMS BounceBack Express
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 1394a	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6 Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X 10.1+	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6 Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X 10.1+
I/O portsKnown for one	FireWire 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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