Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable vs Seagate Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:1 TB
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:4 TB
HDD size
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:2.5"
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:3.5"
Maximum data transfer rate
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:10000 Mbit/s
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:5000 Mbit/s
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:Silver
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:Black
Bus powered
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:USB
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:No
Width
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:129 mm
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:125.9 mm
Depth
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:81 mm
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:207.1 mm

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Comparison of Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable, Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0
24 specifications	A Freecom Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable View product	B Seagate Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	4 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Magnesium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129 mm	125.9 mm
DepthDiffers	81 mm	207.1 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	39.8 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	1 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Thunderbolt, USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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