Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 2TB M3 vs Samsung M3 Portable

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

HDD size
- 2TB M3:3.5"
- M3 Portable:2.5"
USB connector
- 2TB M3:USB
- M3 Portable:Micro-USB B
USB version
- 2TB M3:2.0
- M3 Portable:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Width
- 2TB M3:47 mm
- M3 Portable:82 mm
Depth
- 2TB M3:181 mm
- M3 Portable:112 mm
Height
- 2TB M3:130 mm
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm
Weight
- 2TB M3:860 g
- M3 Portable:169 g

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Comparison of 2TB M3, M3 Portable
22 specifications	A Samsung 2TB M3 View product	B Samsung M3 Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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 10.5 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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
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	181 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	130 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	169 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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