Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

GIGABYTE Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB vs GIGABYTE Pure Steel, 1TB

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB:USB Type-A
- Pure Steel, 1TB:Micro-USB B
Product colour
- Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB:Black
- Pure Steel, 1TB:Grey
Housing material
- Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB:ABS synthetics
- Pure Steel, 1TB:Aluminium
Width
- Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB:81 mm
- Pure Steel, 1TB:76.2 mm
Depth
- Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB:120 mm
- Pure Steel, 1TB:117.9 mm
Height
- Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB:17 mm
- Pure Steel, 1TB:13.7 mm
Weight
- Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB:180 g
- Pure Steel, 1TB:210 g

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Comparison of Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB, Pure Steel, 1TB
24 specifications	A GIGABYTE Pure Classic 3.0, 1TB View product	B GIGABYTE Pure Steel, 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Housing materialDiffers	ABS synthetics	Aluminium
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 ME, Windows V	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 98SE, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Password protection	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81 mm	76.2 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	117.9 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	13.7 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	210 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
Carrying caseKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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