Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 500GB PowerBay vs Verbatim 97396 external hard drive

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB PowerBay:500 GB
- 97396 external hard drive:750 GB
USB connector
- 500GB PowerBay:USB
- 97396 external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- 500GB PowerBay:2.0
- 97396 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Bus powered
- 500GB PowerBay:No
- 97396 external hard drive:USB

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Comparison of 500GB PowerBay, 97396
23 specifications	A Verbatim 500GB PowerBay View product	B Verbatim 97396 external hard drive Model 97396 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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