Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Kingston Technology 500GB H100 2.5" vs Seagate Central 3TB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB H100 2.5":500 GB
- Central 3TB:3 TB
Product colour
- 500GB H100 2.5":Black, Silver
- Central 3TB:Black
Bus powered
- 500GB H100 2.5":USB
- Central 3TB:No
Width
- 500GB H100 2.5":86.6 mm
- Central 3TB:216 mm
Depth
- 500GB H100 2.5":124.6 mm
- Central 3TB:42 mm
Height
- 500GB H100 2.5":28.6 mm
- Central 3TB:145 mm

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Comparison of 500GB H100 2.5", Central 3TB
26 specifications	A Kingston Technology 500GB H100 2.5"View product	B Seagate Central 3TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	3 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	86.6 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	124.6 mm	42 mm
HeightDiffers	28.6 mm	145 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	980 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
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	261 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	235 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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