Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 1TB 2.5" USB3.0 vs Verbatim 1TB PowerBay

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:5400 RPM
- 1TB PowerBay:7200 RPM
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:5000 Mbit/s
- 1TB PowerBay:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:USB Type-A
- 1TB PowerBay:USB
USB version
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 1TB PowerBay:2.0
Product colour
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:Grey
- 1TB PowerBay:Black
Bus powered
- 1TB 2.5" USB3.0:USB
- 1TB PowerBay:No

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Comparison of 1TB 2.5" USB3.0, 1TB PowerBay
33 specifications	A Verbatim 1TB 2.5" USB3.0 View product	B Verbatim 1TB PowerBay View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	82 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	18 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	123 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	154 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Linux kernel 2.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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