Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive vs Verbatim 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:400 Mbit/s
- 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive:3000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:Black, Silver
- 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive:Black
Width
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:86 mm
- 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive:221 mm
Depth
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:137 mm
- 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive:38 mm
Height
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:16 mm
- 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive:150 mm
Weight
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:164 g
- 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive:1.5 kg

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Comparison of 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive, 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive
17 specifications	A Verbatim 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive View product	B Verbatim 500GB Professional Quad-Interface (USB / FW400 / FW800 / eSATA ll) Desktop Hard Drive View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86 mm	221 mm
DepthDiffers	137 mm	38 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	150 mm
WeightDiffers	164 g	1.5 kg
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9x, Mac OS X 10.1	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.1

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.