Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800 vs Verbatim 500GB Tough Drive 3.0

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:1 TB
- 500GB Tough Drive 3.0:500 GB
USB connector
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:Micro-USB B
- 500GB Tough Drive 3.0:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:5000 Mbit/s
- 500GB Tough Drive 3.0:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:Silver
- 500GB Tough Drive 3.0:Black, Blue
Width
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:120 mm
- 500GB Tough Drive 3.0:140 mm
Depth
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:81 mm
- 500GB Tough Drive 3.0:83 mm
Height
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:15 mm
- 500GB Tough Drive 3.0:19 mm
Cables included
- 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800:FireWire, USB
- 500GB Tough Drive 3.0:USB

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Comparison of 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800, 500GB Tough Drive 3.0
30 specifications	A Verbatim 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0/FireWire800 View product	B Verbatim 500GB Tough Drive 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Blue
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silicone
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	140 mm
DepthDiffers	81 mm	83 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	19 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	FireWire, USB	USB
Other featuresidentical
FireWire requiredKnown 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
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C

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