Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

iStorage Defender HDD300 vs Seagate Expansion Portable 1TB

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Defender HDD300:500 GB
- Expansion Portable 1TB:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Defender HDD300:3000 Mbit/s
- Expansion Portable 1TB:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- Defender HDD300:USB Type-A
- Expansion Portable 1TB:Micro-USB B
Width
- Defender HDD300:86 mm
- Expansion Portable 1TB:80 mm
Depth
- Defender HDD300:140 mm
- Expansion Portable 1TB:117 mm
Height
- Defender HDD300:20 mm
- Expansion Portable 1TB:14.8 mm
Weight
- Defender HDD300:522 g
- Expansion Portable 1TB:170 g

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Comparison of Defender HDD300, Expansion Portable 1TB
25 specifications	A iStorage Defender HDD300 View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
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 rateDiffers	3000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
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)
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	FIPS 140-2, FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	117 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	14.8 mm
WeightDiffers	522 g	170 g
Packaging dataidentical
Carrying caseKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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