Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB vs Verbatim 500GB USB

Comparison of 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GB, 500GB USB

22 specifications	A Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 500GBView product	B Verbatim 500GB USBView product
Hard driveidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	135 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	85 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	21 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	163 g	147 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	FireWire, USB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x/10.1 +	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9x, Mac OS X 10.1
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 1.1/2.0
USB requiredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	86 x 137 x 16 mm
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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