Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA HC500 external hard drive vs Samsung 5TB D3 Station

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HC500 external hard drive:1 TB
- 5TB D3 Station:5 TB
HDD size
- HC500 external hard drive:2.5"
- 5TB D3 Station:3.5"
USB connector
- HC500 external hard drive:USB
- 5TB D3 Station:Micro-USB B
Product colour
- HC500 external hard drive:Gold
- 5TB D3 Station:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- HC500 external hard drive:5 - 50 °C
- 5TB D3 Station:5 - 40 °C
Width
- HC500 external hard drive:115 mm
- 5TB D3 Station:129.2 mm
Depth
- HC500 external hard drive:77.6 mm
- 5TB D3 Station:180.6 mm
Height
- HC500 external hard drive:15.5 mm
- 5TB D3 Station:47 mm

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Comparison of HC500, 5TB D3 Station
29 specifications	A ADATA HC500 external hard drive Model HC500 View product	B Samsung 5TB D3 Station View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	5 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Black
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win
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 10.4 Tiger, 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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Data, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	115 mm	129.2 mm
DepthDiffers	77.6 mm	180.6 mm
HeightDiffers	15.5 mm	47 mm
WeightDiffers	181 g	616 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225.6 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	219 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.02 kg
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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