Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB vs Verbatim Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS

Key differences

HDD capacity
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB:2 TB
- Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS:1 TB
HDD speed
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB:5400 RPM
- Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB:8 MB
- Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS:16 MB
FireWire 400
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB:No
- Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS:Yes
FireWire 800
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB:No
- Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS:Yes
Width
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB:202 mm
- Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS:216 mm
Depth
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB:114 mm
- Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS:150 mm
Height
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB:40 mm
- Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS:38 mm

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Comparison of External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB, Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS
31 specifications	A Verbatim External Hard Drive USB 2.0 2TB View product	B Verbatim Quad Interface External Hard Drive 1TB. Formatted HFS+ for Mac OS View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Differs	No	Yes
FireWire 800Differs	No	Yes
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	202 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	150 mm
HeightDiffers	40 mm	38 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.6 kg
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	202 x 114 x 40 mm	216 x 150 x 38 mm
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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