Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 320GB, USB 2.0 vs Seagate GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB, USB 2.0:320 GB
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- 320GB, USB 2.0:Red
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:Black
Bus powered
- 320GB, USB 2.0:USB
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:No

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Comparison of 320GB, USB 2.0, GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB
26 specifications	A Samsung 320GB, USB 2.0 View product	B Seagate GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12,480 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	124 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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