Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP Aluminum external hard drive vs Seagate M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- Aluminum external hard drive:Micro-USB B
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:USB Type-A
Product colour
- Aluminum external hard drive:Silver
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Aluminum external hard drive:5 - 35 °C
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Aluminum external hard drive:-30 - 65 °C
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:-20 - 65 °C
Width
- Aluminum external hard drive:85 mm
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:82 mm
Depth
- Aluminum external hard drive:120 mm
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:112 mm
Height
- Aluminum external hard drive:16 mm
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:17.5 mm
Weight
- Aluminum external hard drive:320 g
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:141 g

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Comparison of Aluminum, M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM
33 specifications	A HP Aluminum external hard drive Model Aluminum View product	B Seagate M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM 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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
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
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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	112 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	320 g	141 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	SimpleSave Backup	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	137 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	287 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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