Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim 500GB PowerBay vs Verbatim Store 'n' Go, 500GB

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- 500GB PowerBay:USB
- Store 'n' Go, 500GB:USB Type-A
USB version
- 500GB PowerBay:2.0
- Store 'n' Go, 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Bus powered
- 500GB PowerBay:No
- Store 'n' Go, 500GB:USB

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Comparison of 500GB PowerBay, Store 'n' Go, 500GB
24 specifications	A Verbatim 500GB PowerBay View product	B Verbatim Store 'n' Go, 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 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 supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero BackItUp
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
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7; Mac OS X 10.1; Linux kernal 2.6.

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