Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 120GB S1 MINI vs Samsung 500GB External HDD

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Comparison of 120GB S1 MINI, 500GB External HDD
26 specifications	A Samsung 120GB S1 MINI View product	B Samsung 500GB External HDD View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	1.8"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Pink
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	62 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	87 mm	17.5 mm
HeightDiffers	15.5 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	85 g	170 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Mac	Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Pro Mac OS x 10.4.8 +
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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