Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

iStorage diskAshur DT3 HDD vs Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive has 760 MB/s more read speed than the iStorage diskAshur DT3 HDD (1050 MB/s vs 290 MB/s). The Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive has 716 MB/s more write speed than the iStorage diskAshur DT3 HDD (1000 MB/s vs 284 MB/s). The iStorage diskAshur DT3 HDD has 62 mm more width than the Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive (112 mm vs 50 mm). HDD capacity: 12 TB on the iStorage diskAshur DT3 HDD, 500 GB on the Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive. Product colour: Black on the iStorage diskAshur DT3 HDD, Silver on the Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive.

HDD capacity
- diskAshur DT3 HDD:12 TB
- STKS500400 external hard drive:500 GB
Read speed
- diskAshur DT3 HDD:290 MB/s
- STKS500400 external hard drive:1050 MB/s
Write speed
- diskAshur DT3 HDD:284 MB/s
- STKS500400 external hard drive:1000 MB/s
Product colour
- diskAshur DT3 HDD:Black
- STKS500400 external hard drive:Silver
Width
- diskAshur DT3 HDD:112 mm
- STKS500400 external hard drive:50 mm
Depth
- diskAshur DT3 HDD:43.5 mm
- STKS500400 external hard drive:80 mm
Height
- diskAshur DT3 HDD:185.5 mm
- STKS500400 external hard drive:10.6 mm
Weight
- diskAshur DT3 HDD:932 g
- STKS500400 external hard drive:45 g

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Comparison of diskAshur DT3 HDD, STKS500400
42 specifications	A iStorage diskAshur DT3 HDD View product	B Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive Model STKS500400 View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	12 TB	500 GB
Read speedDiffers	290 MB/s	1050 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	284 MB/s	1000 MB/s
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keypad integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FIPS 140-3 Level 3 (Pending)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Dust resistant, Tamper resistant, Wear resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PIN-secured accessKnown 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-XTS, 256-bit AES-ECB, 256-bit AES-CBC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Smart card readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lock-out functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	112 mm	50 mm
DepthDiffers	43.5 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	185.5 mm	10.6 mm
WeightDiffers	932 g	45 g
Packaging dataidentical
Carrying caseKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guide	Yes	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C
Logistics dataidentical
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	5A992c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717098	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	6 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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