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HP Aluminum external hard drive vs Samsung S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- Aluminum external hard drive:Micro-USB B
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:USB
USB version
- Aluminum external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:2.0
Product colour
- Aluminum external hard drive:Silver
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Aluminum external hard drive:5 - 35 °C
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Aluminum external hard drive:-30 - 65 °C
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:-20 - 65 °C
Width
- Aluminum external hard drive:85 mm
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:82 mm
Depth
- Aluminum external hard drive:120 mm
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:111 mm
Height
- Aluminum external hard drive:16 mm
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:12.5 mm

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Comparison of Aluminum, S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0
31 specifications	A HP Aluminum external hard drive Model Aluminum View product	B Samsung S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	White
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Dust resistant, Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	85 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	12.5 mm
WeightDiffers	320 g	172 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	SimpleSave Backup	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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