Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung G2 Portable vs Seagate Pro for Mac 500 GB

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- G2 Portable:320 GB
- Pro for Mac 500 GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- G2 Portable:5400 RPM
- Pro for Mac 500 GB:7200 RPM
FireWire 400
- G2 Portable:No
- Pro for Mac 500 GB:Yes
FireWire 800
- G2 Portable:No
- Pro for Mac 500 GB:Yes

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Comparison of G2 Portable, Pro for Mac 500 GB
27 specifications	A Samsung G2 Portable View product	B Seagate Pro for Mac 500 GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Differs	No	Yes
FireWire 800Differs	No	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	79 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	111.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	138 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Cable lengthKnown for one	0.45 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/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 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	79 x 111.3 x 17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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