Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim MediaShare external hard drive vs Verbatim PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN
- MediaShare external hard drive:Yes
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:No
Product colour
- MediaShare external hard drive:Silver
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:Black
Width
- MediaShare external hard drive:178 mm
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:50 mm
Depth
- MediaShare external hard drive:178 mm
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:230 mm
Height
- MediaShare external hard drive:50 mm
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:170 mm
Weight
- MediaShare external hard drive:1.73 kg
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:2.5 kg

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Comparison of MediaShare, PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB
37 specifications	A Verbatim MediaShare external hard drive Model MediaShare View product	B Verbatim PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
eSATA	Yes	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	178 mm	50 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	50 mm	170 mm
WeightDiffers	1.73 kg	2.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 12V
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown 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 Windows Server 2003/ 2008 Mac OS X 10.2, 10.5
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source

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