Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Sq external hard drive vs Seagate 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Sq external hard drive:2 TB
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:3 TB
Product colour
- Sq external hard drive:Black, Silver
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:Black
Width
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:120.9 mm
Depth
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:61.4 mm
Height
- Sq external hard drive:30 mm
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:168 mm
Weight
- Sq external hard drive:860 g
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:1.17 kg

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Comparison of Sq, 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt
36 specifications	A Freecom Sq external hard drive Model Sq View product	B Seagate 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	3 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	160 mm	120.9 mm
DepthDiffers	160 mm	61.4 mm
HeightDiffers	30 mm	168 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	1.17 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x Thunderbolt

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