Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Sq external hard drive vs Seagate GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Sq external hard drive:2 TB
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Sq external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- Sq external hard drive:USB Type-B
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:USB
USB version
- Sq external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- Sq external hard drive:480,5000 Mbit/s
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:12,480 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Sq external hard drive:Black, Silver
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:Black
Width
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:78 mm
Depth
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:124 mm

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Comparison of Sq, GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB
37 specifications	A Freecom Sq external hard drive Model Sq View product	B Seagate GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	12,480 Mbit/s
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
Poweridentical
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	78 mm
DepthDiffers	160 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	30 mm	9 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	160 g
Other featuresidentical
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 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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