Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA DashDrive HD710 2TB vs Samsung P3 Portable

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:2 TB
- P3 Portable:1 TB
USB connector
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:Micro-USB B
- P3 Portable:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
- P3 Portable:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:Blue
- P3 Portable:Grey
Bus powered
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:USB
- P3 Portable:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:5 - 50 °C
- P3 Portable:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:-40 - 60 °C
- P3 Portable:-20 - 65 °C
Width
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:99 mm
- P3 Portable:82 mm

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Comparison of DashDrive HD710 2TB, P3 Portable
36 specifications	A ADATA DashDrive HD710 2TB View product	B Samsung P3 Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	109.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	107.2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Grey
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium, Rubber	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8, Windows Vista Business
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant, Water resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Password protection	No	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	99 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	132 mm	14.8 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	220 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AutoBackup, Secure Drive, SecretZone
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	137 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	296 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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