Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0 vs Samsung 1TB G3 Station

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD size
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:2.5"
- 1TB G3 Station:3.5"
USB connector
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:USB Type-A
- 1TB G3 Station:USB
USB version
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 1TB G3 Station:2.0
Bus powered
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:USB
- 1TB G3 Station:No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:1
- 1TB G3 Station:0

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Comparison of Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0, 1TB G3 Station
29 specifications	A HP Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0 View product	B Samsung 1TB G3 Station View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	133.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	860 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows/Mac	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 +
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	4.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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