Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0 vs Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White has 10 mm more depth than the Verbatim Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0 (131 mm vs 121 mm). The Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White has 5 mm more height than the Verbatim Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0 (20 mm vs 15 mm). The Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White has 60 g more weight than the Verbatim Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0 (210 g vs 150 g). Product colour: Pink on the Verbatim Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0, White on the Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White.

Product colour
- Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0:Pink
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:White
Depth
- Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0:121 mm
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:131 mm
Height
- Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0:15 mm
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:20 mm
Weight
- Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0:150 g
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:210 g

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Comparison of Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0, Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White
31 specifications	A Verbatim Store'n'Go 500GB USB 3.0 View product	B Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	625 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Pink	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	80 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	131 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	150 g	210 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MB/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	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 systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7 Mac OS X 10.1 + Linux kernal 2.6 +	Mac OS X 10.1 Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	4800 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	80 x 121 x 15 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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