Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA HC300 Eco vs Seagate Rugged SSD Pro

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 2identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Rugged SSD Pro has 3 TB more HDD capacity than the ADATA HC300 Eco (4 TB vs 1 TB). The Seagate Rugged SSD Pro has 35,000 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ADATA HC300 Eco (40000 Mbit/s vs 5000 Mbit/s). The Seagate Rugged SSD Pro has 523.3 mm more width than the ADATA HC300 Eco (649 mm vs 125.7 mm). Only the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro has Thunderbolt technology. USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the ADATA HC300 Eco, 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) on the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro.

  • HDD capacity
    • HC300 Eco:1 TB
    • Rugged SSD Pro:4 TB
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • HC300 Eco:5000 Mbit/s
    • Rugged SSD Pro:40000 Mbit/s
  • USB version
    • HC300 Eco:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
    • Rugged SSD Pro:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
  • Thunderbolt technology
    • HC300 Eco:No
    • Rugged SSD Pro:Yes
  • Product colour
    • HC300 Eco:Green
    • Rugged SSD Pro:Black
  • Bus powered
    • HC300 Eco:USB
    • Rugged SSD Pro:USB / Thunderbolt
  • Width
    • HC300 Eco:125.7 mm
    • Rugged SSD Pro:649 mm
  • Depth
    • HC300 Eco:80.5 mm
    • Rugged SSD Pro:979 mm

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Comparison of HC300 Eco, Rugged SSD Pro
21 specifications
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB4 TB
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers5000 Mbit/s40000 Mbit/s
USB versionDiffers3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one5000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyDiffersNoYes
Wi-FiNoNo
Ethernet LANNoNo
USB connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-C
Thunderbolt versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersGreenBlack
Housing materialKnown for onePlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffersUSBUSB / Thunderbolt
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers125.7 mm649 mm
DepthDiffers80.5 mm979 mm
HeightDiffers10.3 mm17 mm
WeightDiffers133 g100 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSBUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneCE, EAC, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, UKCAUnknown — not stated by the source

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