Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 500GB S2 vs Samsung S2, 250GB

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Comparison of 500GB S2, S2, 250GB
27 specifications	A Samsung 500GB S2 View product	B Samsung S2, 250GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	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
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Red	Red
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	82 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	17.5 mm	17 mm
Height	111 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	170 g	154 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows, Mac	Windows Vista Windows XP Home / Professional Edition Windows 2000 Pro Mac OS x 10.4.8+

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