Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA DashDrive Air AE800 vs Samsung M3 Portable

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DashDrive Air AE800:500 GB
- M3 Portable:2 TB
USB data transfer rates
- DashDrive Air AE800:480,5000 Mbit/s
- M3 Portable:480 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- DashDrive Air AE800:USB
- M3 Portable:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DashDrive Air AE800:5 - 35 °C
- M3 Portable:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DashDrive Air AE800:-20 - 60 °C
- M3 Portable:-20 - 65 °C
Width
- DashDrive Air AE800:157 mm
- M3 Portable:82 mm
Depth
- DashDrive Air AE800:190 mm
- M3 Portable:112 mm
Height
- DashDrive Air AE800:53 mm
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm

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Comparison of DashDrive Air AE800, M3 Portable
29 specifications	A ADATA DashDrive Air AE800 View product	B Samsung M3 Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Built-in batteryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	157 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	53 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	169 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	5200 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wired

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