Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 500GB S2 vs Samsung 640GB S2 Portable

21specifications compared
5differ
16identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB S2:500 GB
- 640GB S2 Portable:640 GB
Product colour
- 500GB S2:Red
- 640GB S2 Portable:Black
Depth
- 500GB S2:17.5 mm
- 640GB S2 Portable:111 mm
Height
- 500GB S2:111 mm
- 640GB S2 Portable:17.5 mm

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Comparison of 500GB S2, 640GB S2 Portable
27 specifications	A Samsung 500GB S2 View product	B Samsung 640GB S2 Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	17.5 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	17.5 mm
Other features1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows, Mac	Windows 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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