Samsung 500GB External HDD vs Samsung 500GB S2

Comparison of 500GB External HDD, 500GB S2

26 specifications	A Samsung 500GB External HDDView product	B Samsung 500GB S2View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Pink	Red
LED indicatorsKnown 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 & dimensionsidentical
Width	82 mm	82 mm
Depth	17.5 mm	17.5 mm
Height	111 mm	111 mm
Weight	170 g	170 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB cableKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Pro Mac OS x 10.4.8 +	Windows, Mac

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