Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB vs Verbatim 250GB FireWire HDD 2.5"

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB:500 GB
- 250GB FireWire HDD 2.5":250 GB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB:135 x 85 x 21 mm
- 250GB FireWire HDD 2.5":84 x 129 x 18 mm

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Comparison of 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB, 250GB FireWire HDD 2.5"
23 specifications	A Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB View product	B Verbatim 250GB FireWire HDD 2.5"View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
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
WeightKnown for one	167 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	135 x 85 x 21 mm	84 x 129 x 18 mm
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Firewire
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 98SE, XP, 2000, ME, Vista Mac OS X 8.6, 9.x, 10.1

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