Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

LG HXE2S1TGW external hard drive vs Seagate GoFlex external hard drive

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HXE2S1TGW external hard drive:1 TB
- GoFlex external hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- HXE2S1TGW external hard drive:5400 RPM
- GoFlex external hard drive:7200 RPM
Maximum data transfer rate
- HXE2S1TGW external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
- GoFlex external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- HXE2S1TGW external hard drive:USB Type-A
- GoFlex external hard drive:USB
USB version
- HXE2S1TGW external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- GoFlex external hard drive:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- HXE2S1TGW external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
- GoFlex external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
Product colour
- HXE2S1TGW external hard drive:White
- GoFlex external hard drive:Black

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Comparison of HXE2S1TGW, GoFlex
26 specifications	A LG HXE2S1TGW external hard drive Model HXE2S1TGW View product	B Seagate GoFlex external hard drive Model GoFlex View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
File format system	NTFS	NTFS
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	83 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS 10.6+	Unknown — not stated by the source

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