Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB vs Verbatim Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Verbatim Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB has 1" more HDD size than the Verbatim Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB has 30 mm more width than the Verbatim Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black (110 mm vs 80 mm). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB, 500 GB on the Verbatim Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black. Bus powered: No on the Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB, USB on the Verbatim Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black.

HDD capacity
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:1 TB
- Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black:500 GB
HDD speed
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:7200 RPM
- Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black:5400 RPM
HDD size
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:3.5"
- Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black:2.5"
Bus powered
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:No
- Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black:USB
Width
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:110 mm
- Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black:80 mm
Depth
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:175 mm
- Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black:131 mm
Height
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:36 mm
- Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black:20 mm
Weight
- PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB:700 g
- Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black:210 g

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Comparison of PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB, Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black
26 specifications	A Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 1TB View product	B Verbatim Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB Black View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	110 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	175 mm	131 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	700 g	210 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 Gbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) 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	Mac OS X 10.1 Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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