Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 500GB Potrable vs Samsung S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive

Key differences

USB connector
- 500GB Potrable:USB
- S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive:Micro-USB B
USB version
- 500GB Potrable:2.0
- S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Width
- 500GB Potrable:79 mm
- S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- 500GB Potrable:17 mm
- S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive:111 mm
Height
- 500GB Potrable:111.3 mm
- S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive:17.5 mm
Weight
- 500GB Potrable:146 g
- S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive:165 g
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 500GB Potrable:1
- S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive:0

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Comparison of 500GB Potrable, HX-MTA50DA
23 specifications	A Samsung 500GB Potrable View product	B Samsung S Series HX-MTA50DA external hard drive Model HX-MTA50DA View 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 & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	17 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	111.3 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	146 g	165 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Pro / 7 Mac OS x 10.4.8+	Windows Vista, Windows XP Home / Professional Edition, Windows 2000 Pro, Mac OS x 10.4.8+
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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