Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

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

Key differences

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

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Comparison of Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0, 1TB Story Station
28 specifications	A HP Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0 View product	B Samsung 1TB Story Station View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
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
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
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	119.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	902 g
Other features2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows/Mac	Windows Vista/XP/2000 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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