Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS AN300 500GB vs Samsung S2 1.0 TB

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- AN300 500GB:500 GB
- S2 1.0 TB:1 TB
USB connector
- AN300 500GB:USB Type-A
- S2 1.0 TB:USB
USB version
- AN300 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- S2 1.0 TB:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- AN300 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
- S2 1.0 TB:480 Mbit/s
Width
- AN300 500GB:76 mm
- S2 1.0 TB:82 mm
Depth
- AN300 500GB:121.7 mm
- S2 1.0 TB:111 mm
Height
- AN300 500GB:11 mm
- S2 1.0 TB:17.5 mm

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Comparison of AN300 500GB, S2 1.0 TB
21 specifications	A ASUS AN300 500GB View product	B Samsung S2 1.0 TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ho	Windows 2000
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	76 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	121.7 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	11 mm	17.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	196 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
USB required	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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