Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

iStorage diskAshur3 HDD vs Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive has 879 MB/s more read speed than the iStorage diskAshur3 HDD (1050 MB/s vs 171 MB/s). The Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive has 852 MB/s more write speed than the iStorage diskAshur3 HDD (1000 MB/s vs 148 MB/s). The iStorage diskAshur3 HDD has 33 mm more width than the Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive (83 mm vs 50 mm). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the iStorage diskAshur3 HDD, 500 GB on the Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive. Product colour: Black on the iStorage diskAshur3 HDD, Silver on the Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive.

HDD capacity
- diskAshur3 HDD:1 TB
- STKS500400 external hard drive:500 GB
Read speed
- diskAshur3 HDD:171 MB/s
- STKS500400 external hard drive:1050 MB/s
Write speed
- diskAshur3 HDD:148 MB/s
- STKS500400 external hard drive:1000 MB/s
Product colour
- diskAshur3 HDD:Black
- STKS500400 external hard drive:Silver
Width
- diskAshur3 HDD:83 mm
- STKS500400 external hard drive:50 mm
Depth
- diskAshur3 HDD:20.8 mm
- STKS500400 external hard drive:80 mm
Height
- diskAshur3 HDD:131 mm
- STKS500400 external hard drive:10.6 mm
Weight
- diskAshur3 HDD:254 g
- STKS500400 external hard drive:45 g

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Comparison of diskAshur3 HDD, STKS500400
45 specifications	A iStorage diskAshur3 HDD View product	B Seagate STKS500400 external hard drive Model STKS500400 View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Read speedDiffers	171 MB/s	1050 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	148 MB/s	1000 MB/s
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	Plastic	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
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
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Dust resistant, Tamper resistant, Water repellent	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
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	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
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	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
Certificatesidentical
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	83 mm	50 mm
DepthDiffers	20.8 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	131 mm	10.6 mm
WeightDiffers	254 g	45 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB Type-A, USB Type-C	USB Type-C
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
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
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	C-TICK, CE, REACH, RoHS, Trade Agreements Act (TAA), UKCA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty periodKnown for one	3 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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