Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 640GB S2 Portable vs Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 640GB S2 Portable:640 GB
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- 640GB S2 Portable:Black
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:Blue
Width
- 640GB S2 Portable:82 mm
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:80 mm
Depth
- 640GB S2 Portable:111 mm
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:12.5 mm
Height
- 640GB S2 Portable:17.5 mm
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:130 mm
Weight
- 640GB S2 Portable:170 g
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:160 g

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Comparison of 640GB S2 Portable, FreeAgent Go 500GB
34 specifications	A Samsung 640GB S2 Portable View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
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
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	111 mm	12.5 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	170 g	160 g
Other featuresidentical
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 x 12.5 x 130 mm
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
Quick start guideKnown 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 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later	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

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