Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung D3 Station 4TB vs Samsung M3 Portable

19specifications compared
9differ
10identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- D3 Station 4TB:4 TB
- M3 Portable:2 TB
HDD size
- D3 Station 4TB:3.5"
- M3 Portable:2.5"
USB data transfer rates
- D3 Station 4TB:5000 Mbit/s
- M3 Portable:480 Mbit/s
Width
- D3 Station 4TB:129.2 mm
- M3 Portable:82 mm
Depth
- D3 Station 4TB:180.6 mm
- M3 Portable:112 mm
Height
- D3 Station 4TB:47 mm
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm
Weight
- D3 Station 4TB:929 g
- M3 Portable:169 g

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Comparison of D3 Station 4TB, M3 Portable
27 specifications	A Samsung D3 Station 4TB View product	B Samsung M3 Portable View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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 10.5 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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129.2 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	180.6 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	47 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	929 g	169 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
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	1.48 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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