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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 5TB D3 Station vs Seagate Backup Plus 8TB

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 7identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 5 TB
    • 8 TB
  • Bus powered
    • USB
    • No
  • Width
    • 129.2 mm
    • 118.1 mm
  • Depth
    • 180.6 mm
    • 41.5 mm
  • Height
    • 47 mm
    • 179.4 mm
  • Weight
    • 616 g
    • 860 g

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26 specifications
A

Samsung

5TB D3 StationView product
B

Seagate

Backup Plus 8TBView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers5 TB8 TB
HDD size3.5"3.5"
TypeHDDHDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate5000 Mbit/s5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features2 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNo
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffersUSBNo
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers129.2 mm118.1 mm
DepthDiffers180.6 mm41.5 mm
HeightDiffers47 mm179.4 mm
WeightDiffers616 g860 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for oneYes
Package widthKnown for one225.6 mm
Package depthKnown for one219 mm
Package heightKnown for one90 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.02 kg
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyWiredWired

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