Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS 500 GB Zendisk AS400 vs Seagate Slim Mac 500GB

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

USB data transfer rates
- 500 GB Zendisk AS400:480,5000 Mbit/s
- Slim Mac 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 500 GB Zendisk AS400:Silver
- Slim Mac 500GB:Black, Silver
Housing material
- 500 GB Zendisk AS400:Aluminium
- Slim Mac 500GB:Metal
Width
- 500 GB Zendisk AS400:75.5 mm
- Slim Mac 500GB:76 mm
Depth
- 500 GB Zendisk AS400:120.5 mm
- Slim Mac 500GB:113.5 mm
Height
- 500 GB Zendisk AS400:10.8 mm
- Slim Mac 500GB:9.6 mm
Weight
- 500 GB Zendisk AS400:355 g
- Slim Mac 500GB:150 g

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Comparison of 500 GB Zendisk AS400, Slim Mac 500GB
31 specifications	A ASUS 500 GB Zendisk AS400 View product	B Seagate Slim Mac 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
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
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Silver
Housing materialDiffers	Aluminium	Metal
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	75.5 mm	76 mm
DepthDiffers	120.5 mm	113.5 mm
HeightDiffers	10.8 mm	9.6 mm
WeightDiffers	355 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Seagate Dashboard
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6, higher or Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit)

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