Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS FlexSlim Drive, 500GB vs Samsung M3 Portable

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FlexSlim Drive, 500GB:500 GB
- M3 Portable:2 TB
Product colour
- FlexSlim Drive, 500GB:Black, Silver
- M3 Portable:Black
Width
- FlexSlim Drive, 500GB:77 mm
- M3 Portable:82 mm
Depth
- FlexSlim Drive, 500GB:9 mm
- M3 Portable:112 mm
Height
- FlexSlim Drive, 500GB:110 mm
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm

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Comparison of FlexSlim Drive, 500GB, M3 Portable
20 specifications	A ASUS FlexSlim Drive, 500GB View product	B Samsung M3 Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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 ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
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	77 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	9 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	110 mm	17.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	169 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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