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"

9specifications compared
2differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Verbatim 250GB FireWire HDD 2.5" (500 GB vs 250 GB). Dimensions (WxDxH): 135 x 85 x 21 mm on the Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB, 84 x 129 x 18 mm on the Verbatim 250GB FireWire HDD 2.5".

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
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
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
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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