Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung G2 Portable 1TB vs Samsung S2 Portable 1TB

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Comparison of G2 Portable 1TB, S2 Portable 1TB
29 specifications	A Samsung G2 Portable 1TB View product	B Samsung S2 Portable 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	82 mm
Depth	111 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	138 g	150 g
Other featuresidentical
Cable lengthKnown for one	0.45 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac X 10.4.8+	Unknown — not stated by the source

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