Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 1TB PowerBay vs Verbatim Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- 1TB PowerBay:480 Mbit/s
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 1TB PowerBay:USB
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:Micro-USB B
USB version
- 1TB PowerBay:2.0
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- 1TB PowerBay:Black
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:Silver
Bus powered
- 1TB PowerBay:No
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:USB

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Comparison of 1TB PowerBay, Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0
32 specifications	A Verbatim 1TB PowerBay View product	B Verbatim Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HFS+
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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