Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive vs Verbatim USB Desktop Hard Drive + Wlss adapter

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:500 GB
- USB Desktop Hard Drive + Wlss adapter:1 TB
HDD speed
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:5400 RPM
- USB Desktop Hard Drive + Wlss adapter:7200 RPM
Maximum data transfer rate
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:400 Mbit/s
- USB Desktop Hard Drive + Wlss adapter:480 Mbit/s
Weight
- 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive:164 g
- USB Desktop Hard Drive + Wlss adapter:870 g

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Comparison of 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive, USB Desktop Hard Drive + Wlss adapter
20 specifications	A Verbatim 500GB FireWire/USB Portable Hard Drive View product	B Verbatim USB Desktop Hard Drive + Wlss adapter View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	137 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	16 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	164 g	870 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9x, Mac OS X 10.1	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1+
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 1.1 / USB 2.0
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+12 VDC
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	113 x 201 x 40 mm
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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