Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive vs Verbatim 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive:160 GB
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive:480 Mbit/s
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:400 Mbit/s
Weight
- 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive:148 g
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:164 g

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Comparison of 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive, 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive
15 specifications	A Verbatim 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive View product	B Verbatim 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	400 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black, Silver	Black, Silver
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	86 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	137 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 mm
WeightDiffers	148 g	164 g
Other featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9x, Mac OS X 10.1	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9x, Mac OS X 10.1

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