Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 400GB 2G ECO vs Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB

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Comparison of 400GB 2G ECO, Flex Kit Silver 500GB
25 specifications	A Samsung 400GB 2G ECO View product	B Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	400 GB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	83 mm
DepthDiffers	111.3 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	111 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Mac	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.9 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 x 14.5 x 111.5 mm (3.19 x 0.57 x 4.39")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.15 kg (0.33 lbs)
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	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

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