Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 vs Verbatim Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0:1 TB
- Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0:500 GB
File format system
- 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0:FAT32
- Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0:HFS+
Product colour
- 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0:Green
- Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0:Silver
Width
- 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0:80 mm
- Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0:81 mm
Depth
- 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0:121 mm
- Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0:120 mm
Height
- 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0:15 mm
- Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0:12 mm

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Comparison of 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0, Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0
29 specifications	A Verbatim 1TB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 View product	B Verbatim Freecom MG 500 GB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemDiffers	FAT32	HFS+
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	81 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	12 mm
WeightKnown for one	150 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown 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
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C

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