Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

iStorage Defender HDD300 vs Seagate Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Defender HDD300:500 GB
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Defender HDD300:3000 Mbit/s
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:120 Mbit/s
USB connector
- Defender HDD300:USB Type-A
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:USB
Width
- Defender HDD300:86 mm
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:76 mm
Depth
- Defender HDD300:140 mm
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:21.1 mm
Height
- Defender HDD300:20 mm
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:113.5 mm
Weight
- Defender HDD300:522 g
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:159 g

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Comparison of Defender HDD300, STDR1000300
31 specifications	A iStorage Defender HDD300 View product	B Seagate Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive Model STDR1000300 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
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 rateDiffers	3000 Mbit/s	120 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, 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
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android 2.3, Android 3.0, Android 3.1, Android 3.2, Android 4.0, Android 4.1, Android 4.2, Android 4.3, Android 4.4, Android 5.0, Android 5.1, iOS 6.0, iOS 6.1, iOS 7.0, iOS 7.1, iOS 7.2, iOS 8.0, iOS 8.1, iOS 8.2, iOS 8.3, iOS 8.4, iOS 9.0, iOS 9.1, iOS 9.2, iOS 9.3
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FIPS 140-2, FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86 mm	76 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	21.1 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	113.5 mm
WeightDiffers	522 g	159 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown 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	32.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 g
Carrying caseKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source

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