Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP SimpleSave Desktop 2TB vs Samsung M3 Station, 2TB

Key differences

USB data transfer rates
- SimpleSave Desktop 2TB:5000 Mbit/s
- M3 Station, 2TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
Width
- SimpleSave Desktop 2TB:130 mm
- M3 Station, 2TB:47 mm
Depth
- SimpleSave Desktop 2TB:170.4 mm
- M3 Station, 2TB:181 mm
Height
- SimpleSave Desktop 2TB:54.6 mm
- M3 Station, 2TB:130 mm
Weight
- SimpleSave Desktop 2TB:907 g
- M3 Station, 2TB:940 g

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Comparison of SimpleSave Desktop 2TB, M3 Station, 2TB
23 specifications	A HP SimpleSave Desktop 2TB View product	B Samsung M3 Station, 2TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power, Stand-by
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	130 mm	47 mm
DepthDiffers	170.4 mm	181 mm
HeightDiffers	54.6 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	907 g	940 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
Bundled softwareKnown for one	SimpleSave	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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

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