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Hitachi External Hard Drive (500GB) comparison

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Western Digital MyBook Premium Edition 500GB External Hard Drive
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Western Digital MyBook Premium Edition 500GB External Hard Drive

SimpleTech Signature Mini (320GB, red)
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SimpleTech Signature Mini (320GB, red)

Price $99.99 to $159.99 $105.99 to $189.99 $154.00 $169.99 to $356.99 $99.99 to $179.99
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Release date June 06, 2007 March 19, 2007 March 08, 2006 June 06, 2007
The Bottom Line The Hitachi Easy Hard Drive packs a lot of capacity and fast performance into an easy-to-use external drive. We recommend it. The Seagate FreeAgent Pro external hard drive is an elegant workaround for users who are intimidated by NAS drives. The bundled software is simple to use and makes copying your data to various location a cinch. We really like this external hard drive. If write speed isn't a top priority, the Western Digital MyBook is a good deal at around $300 for a 500GB drive. It'll look good on your desk or bookshelf, too. The Hitachi Easy Hard Drive packs a lot of capacity and fast performance into an easy-to-use external drive. We recommend it. The SimpleTech Signature Mini Black Cherry is a compact, USB-only external hard drive that will tempt you with its sleek design, and then win you over with its capacity, performance, and price.
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Features
Spindle speed Info unavailable 7200 rpm
7200 rpm
Info unavailable 5400 rpm
Average Latency Info unavailable Info unavailable 4.2 ms
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Track-to-Track Seek Time Info unavailable Info unavailable 2 ms
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Average seek time Info unavailable Info unavailable 8.9 ms
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Hard drive size Info unavailable 500 GB
500 GB
Info unavailable 320 GB
Weight Info unavailable Info unavailable 2.9 lbs
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Device Type Info unavailable Hard drive
Hard drive
Info unavailable Hard drive
Interface type Info unavailable IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB
Info unavailable Hi-Speed USB
Form factor Info unavailable 3.5"
Info unavailable Info unavailable 2.5"
OS Required Info unavailable Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Apple MacOS X 10.4.6 or later
Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 or later
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000
Info unavailable Apple MacOS X
Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later
Manufacturer Warranty Info unavailable 5 years warranty
1 year warranty
Info unavailable 3 years warranty
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