Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP SimpleSave Desktop 3TB vs Samsung M2 Portable, 500GB

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The HP SimpleSave Desktop 3TB has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung M2 Portable, 500GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). The HP SimpleSave Desktop 3TB has 48.1 mm more width than the Samsung M2 Portable, 500GB (130 mm vs 81.9 mm). The HP SimpleSave Desktop 3TB has 59.8 mm more depth than the Samsung M2 Portable, 500GB (170.4 mm vs 110.6 mm). HDD capacity: 3 TB on the HP SimpleSave Desktop 3TB, 500 GB on the Samsung M2 Portable, 500GB. USB data transfer rates: 5000 Mbit/s on the HP SimpleSave Desktop 3TB, 480,5000 Mbit/s on the Samsung M2 Portable, 500GB.

HDD capacity
- SimpleSave Desktop 3TB:3 TB
- M2 Portable, 500GB:500 GB
HDD size
- SimpleSave Desktop 3TB:3.5"
- M2 Portable, 500GB:2.5"
USB data transfer rates
- SimpleSave Desktop 3TB:5000 Mbit/s
- M2 Portable, 500GB:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- SimpleSave Desktop 3TB:Black
- M2 Portable, 500GB:Orange
Width
- SimpleSave Desktop 3TB:130 mm
- M2 Portable, 500GB:81.9 mm
Depth
- SimpleSave Desktop 3TB:170.4 mm
- M2 Portable, 500GB:110.6 mm
Height
- SimpleSave Desktop 3TB:54.6 mm
- M2 Portable, 500GB:17.6 mm
Weight
- SimpleSave Desktop 3TB:907 g
- M2 Portable, 500GB:155 g

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Comparison of SimpleSave Desktop 3TB, M2 Portable, 500GB
23 specifications	A HP SimpleSave Desktop 3TB View product	B Samsung M2 Portable, 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Orange
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	130 mm	81.9 mm
DepthDiffers	170.4 mm	110.6 mm
HeightDiffers	54.6 mm	17.6 mm
WeightDiffers	907 g	155 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	SimpleSave	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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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