Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 500GB S2 + This is it vs Samsung G2 Portable 1TB

24specifications compared
7differ
17identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB S2 + This is it:500 GB
- G2 Portable 1TB:1 TB
Product colour
- 500GB S2 + This is it:Gold
- G2 Portable 1TB:Black
Width
- 500GB S2 + This is it:82 mm
- G2 Portable 1TB:79 mm
Depth
- 500GB S2 + This is it:17.5 mm
- G2 Portable 1TB:111 mm
Height
- 500GB S2 + This is it:111 mm
- G2 Portable 1TB:17 mm
Weight
- 500GB S2 + This is it:170 g
- G2 Portable 1TB:138 g

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Comparison of 500GB S2 + This is it, G2 Portable 1TB
32 specifications	A Samsung 500GB S2 + This is it View product	B Samsung G2 Portable 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Gold	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown 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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	79 mm
DepthDiffers	17.5 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	170 g	138 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows Media Player 11 16-bit Sound Card, Speakers / Headphones	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac X 10.4.8+
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.45 m
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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