Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 5TB D3 Station vs Seagate Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 5TB D3 Station:5 TB
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:500 GB
USB connector
- 5TB D3 Station:Micro-USB B
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:USB
USB version
- 5TB D3 Station:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:2.0
Bus powered
- 5TB D3 Station:USB
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:No
Width
- 5TB D3 Station:129.2 mm
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:125.4 mm
Depth
- 5TB D3 Station:180.6 mm
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:24.5 mm
Height
- 5TB D3 Station:47 mm
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:125.4 mm
Weight
- 5TB D3 Station:616 g
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:281 g

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Comparison of 5TB D3 Station, STDC500100
27 specifications	A Samsung 5TB D3 Station View product	B Seagate Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi Model STDC500100 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	5 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 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, Win	Windows 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, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac 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 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Built-in batteryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	129.2 mm	125.4 mm
DepthDiffers	180.6 mm	24.5 mm
HeightDiffers	47 mm	125.4 mm
WeightDiffers	616 g	281 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	225.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	219 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	90 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.02 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wired & Wireless

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