Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 1TB M3 Station vs Samsung S2 Portable 3.0, 1TB

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Comparison of 1TB M3 Station, S2 Portable 3.0, 1TB
24 specifications	A Samsung 1TB M3 Station View product	B Samsung S2 Portable 3.0, 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Beige	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	47 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	181 mm	111.3 mm
HeightDiffers	130 mm	19.5 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	196 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows; Mac OS	Windows 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 +
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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