Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP SimpleSave External, 2TB vs Samsung S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- SimpleSave External, 2TB:2 TB
- S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB:500 GB
USB connector
- SimpleSave External, 2TB:USB Type-A
- S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB:Micro-USB B
Product colour
- SimpleSave External, 2TB:Black
- S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB:White
Bus powered
- SimpleSave External, 2TB:No
- S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB:USB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- SimpleSave External, 2TB:5 - 35 °C
- S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- SimpleSave External, 2TB:-40 - 65 °C
- S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB:-20 - 65 °C
Width
- SimpleSave External, 2TB:55 mm
- S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB:82 mm
Depth
- SimpleSave External, 2TB:130 mm
- S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB:111.3 mm

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Comparison of SimpleSave External, 2TB, S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB
26 specifications	A HP SimpleSave External, 2TB View product	B Samsung S2 Portable 3.0, 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	110-220 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	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	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	55 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	111.3 mm
HeightDiffers	170 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	910 g	165 g
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 +
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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