Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 320GB S2 Portable vs Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB S2 Portable:320 GB
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:500 GB
Width
- 320GB S2 Portable:82 mm
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:80 mm
Depth
- 320GB S2 Portable:111 mm
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:12.5 mm
Height
- 320GB S2 Portable:17.5 mm
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:130 mm

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Comparison of 320GB S2 Portable, FreeAgent Go 500GB
34 specifications	A Samsung 320GB S2 Portable View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Blue	Blue
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	111 mm	12.5 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	130 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.48 Gbit/s
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hi-Speed USB
Internal	No	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bus USB
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 x 12.5 x 130 mm
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	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 cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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