Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS PN300 external hard drive vs Samsung S2 1.0 TB

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

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

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Comparison of PN300, S2 1.0 TB
23 specifications	A ASUS PN300 external hard drive Model PN300 View product	B Samsung S2 1.0 TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 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
Features1 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 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	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
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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