Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

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

14specifications compared
2differ
12identical
6known for one product only

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
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
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
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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