Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

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

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

Key differences

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

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

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Comparison of PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 500GB, Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB White
26 specifications	A Verbatim PowerBay Hard Drive Cartridge 500GB View product	B Verbatim Store 'n' Go Hard Drive for Macs: USB 3.0 500GB White View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
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
Internal	No	No
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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