Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung D3 Station 4TB vs Seagate Portable 2TB

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- D3 Station 4TB:4 TB
- Portable 2TB:2 TB
HDD size
- D3 Station 4TB:3.5"
- Portable 2TB:2.5"
USB connector
- D3 Station 4TB:Micro-USB B
- Portable 2TB:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- D3 Station 4TB:5000 Mbit/s
- Portable 2TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- D3 Station 4TB:No
- Portable 2TB:USB
Width
- D3 Station 4TB:129.2 mm
- Portable 2TB:81.1 mm
Depth
- D3 Station 4TB:180.6 mm
- Portable 2TB:122.3 mm
Height
- D3 Station 4TB:47 mm
- Portable 2TB:15.5 mm

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Comparison of D3 Station 4TB, Portable 2TB
28 specifications	A Samsung D3 Station 4TB View product	B Seagate Portable 2TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
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	Yes
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	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown 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	129.2 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	180.6 mm	122.3 mm
HeightDiffers	47 mm	15.5 mm
WeightDiffers	929 g	170 g
Packaging dataidentical
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

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