Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Dell 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0 vs Samsung P3 Portable

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0:2 TB
- P3 Portable:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0:600 Mbit/s
- P3 Portable:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0:Micro-USB B
- P3 Portable:USB Type-A
Product colour
- 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0:Black
- P3 Portable:Grey
Bus powered
- 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0:USB
- P3 Portable:No
Width
- 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0:75.9 mm
- P3 Portable:82 mm
Depth
- 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0:113.5 mm
- P3 Portable:14.8 mm
Height
- 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0:12.1 mm
- P3 Portable:111 mm

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Comparison of 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0, P3 Portable
30 specifications	A Dell 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0 View product	B Samsung P3 Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	600 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8, Windows Vista Business
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	75.9 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	113.5 mm	14.8 mm
HeightDiffers	12.1 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	158.7 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AutoBackup, Secure Drive, SecretZone
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	137 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	296 g
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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