Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung GX HX-DE015EB external hard drive vs Samsung S Series S2-500 external hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- GX HX-DE015EB external hard drive:1.5 TB
- S Series S2-500 external hard drive:500 GB
HDD size
- GX HX-DE015EB external hard drive:3.5"
- S Series S2-500 external hard drive:2.5"
Width
- GX HX-DE015EB external hard drive:119.5 mm
- S Series S2-500 external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- GX HX-DE015EB external hard drive:192.8 mm
- S Series S2-500 external hard drive:17 mm
Height
- GX HX-DE015EB external hard drive:41.8 mm
- S Series S2-500 external hard drive:111 mm
Weight
- GX HX-DE015EB external hard drive:860 g
- S Series S2-500 external hard drive:170 g

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Comparison of HX-DE015EB, S2-500
29 specifications	A Samsung GX HX-DE015EB external hard drive Model HX-DE015EB View product	B Samsung S Series S2-500 external hard drive Model S2-500 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	119.5 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	192.8 mm	17 mm
HeightDiffers	41.8 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	170 g
Other features1 differ
Cable lengthKnown for one	1.25 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8	Windows 2000, XP, Vista Mac OS x 10.4.8 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	119.5 x 192.8 x 41.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.17 kg (0.375 lbs)
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Mini cable
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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