Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 500GB S2 vs Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB

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Comparison of 500GB S2, FreeAgent Go 500GB
33 specifications	A Samsung 500GB S2 View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Blue
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	17.5 mm	12.5 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	170 g	160 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows, Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.48 Gbit/s
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hi-Speed USB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bus USB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 x 12.5 x 130 mm

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