Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 1TB G3 Station vs Samsung 500GB S2 Portable

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Comparison of 1TB G3 Station, 500GB S2 Portable
27 specifications	A Samsung 1TB G3 Station View product	B Samsung 500GB S2 Portable View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
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	47 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	180.6 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	133.8 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	170 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 +	Windows Vista/XP/2000/7 Mac OS x 10.4.8 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81.3 x 109.2 x 15.2 mm (3.2 x 4.3 x 0.6")
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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