Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

iStorage Defender HDD vs Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Slim

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Defender HDD:2 TB
- 500GB Backup Plus Slim:500 GB
USB connector
- Defender HDD:USB Type-A
- 500GB Backup Plus Slim:Micro-USB B
USB version
- Defender HDD:2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 500GB Backup Plus Slim:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- Defender HDD:Black
- 500GB Backup Plus Slim:Black, Silver
Bus powered
- Defender HDD:USB
- 500GB Backup Plus Slim:No
Width
- Defender HDD:86 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Slim:76 mm
Depth
- Defender HDD:140 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Slim:113.5 mm
Height
- Defender HDD:20 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Slim:9.6 mm

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Comparison of Defender HDD, 500GB Backup Plus Slim
34 specifications	A iStorage Defender HDD View product	B Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Slim View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	100 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	70 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480,5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Access, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES, FIPS 197	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86 mm	76 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	113.5 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	9.6 mm
WeightDiffers	522 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	104.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired

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