Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 1TB PowerBay vs Verbatim Store 'n' Go USM 500GB

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB PowerBay:1 TB
- Store 'n' Go USM 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- 1TB PowerBay:7200 RPM
- Store 'n' Go USM 500GB:5400 RPM
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1TB PowerBay:480 Mbit/s
- Store 'n' Go USM 500GB:6000 Mbit/s
USB version
- 1TB PowerBay:2.0
- Store 'n' Go USM 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Bus powered
- 1TB PowerBay:No
- Store 'n' Go USM 500GB:USB

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Comparison of 1TB PowerBay, Store 'n' Go USM 500GB
38 specifications	A Verbatim 1TB PowerBay View product	B Verbatim Store 'n' Go USM 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	6000 Mbit/s
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12,480,5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, WEEE, EC, RoHS
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium III/PowerPC G5
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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

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