Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

LG HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem vs Seagate Expansion Desktop, 5TB

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem:500 GB
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:5 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem:480 Mbit/s
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem:USB
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:USB Type-A
USB version
- HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem:2.0
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem:Pink, White
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:Black
Bus powered
- HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem:USB
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:No
Width
- HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem:82.4 mm
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:118 mm
Depth
- HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem:14.2 mm
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:179.5 mm

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Comparison of HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem, Expansion Desktop, 5TB
27 specifications	A LG HDD HXD5U50PWP 2.5" 500GB USB 2.0 Bey/Pem View product	B Seagate Expansion Desktop, 5TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	5 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Pink, White	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 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, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in batteryKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	82.4 mm	118 mm
DepthDiffers	14.2 mm	179.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	124.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	940 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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