Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White vs Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue has 47 mm more width than the Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White (127 mm vs 80 mm). The Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White has 49 mm more depth than the Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue (131 mm vs 82 mm). The Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White has 25 g more weight than the Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue (210 g vs 185 g). Only the Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White has FireWire 800. HDD capacity: 500 GB on the Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White, 1 TB on the Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue.

HDD capacity
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:500 GB
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue:1 TB
FireWire 800
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:Yes
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue:No
Product colour
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:White
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue:Blue
Width
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:80 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue:127 mm
Depth
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:131 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue:82 mm
Weight
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:210 g
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue:185 g

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Comparison of Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White, Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue
31 specifications	A Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White View product	B Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Caribbean Blue View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800Differs	Yes	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Blue
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	127 mm
DepthDiffers	131 mm	82 mm
Height	20 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	210 g	185 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	4.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	800 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X 10.1 Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.1 + Linux kernal 2.6
FireWire cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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