Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS PN300 500GB vs Samsung S2 1.0 TB

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- PN300 500GB:500 GB
- S2 1.0 TB:1 TB
USB connector
- PN300 500GB:Micro-USB B
- S2 1.0 TB:USB
USB version
- PN300 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- S2 1.0 TB:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- PN300 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
- S2 1.0 TB:480 Mbit/s
Width
- PN300 500GB:76.3 mm
- S2 1.0 TB:82 mm
Depth
- PN300 500GB:131.6 mm
- S2 1.0 TB:111 mm
Height
- PN300 500GB:16 mm
- S2 1.0 TB:17.5 mm

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Comparison of PN300 500GB, S2 1.0 TB
23 specifications	A ASUS PN300 500GB View product	B Samsung S2 1.0 TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	76.3 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	131.6 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	17.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	196 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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