Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive vs Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive:2 TB
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:500 GB
USB connector
- S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive:USB Type-B
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:USB
USB version
- S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:2.0
FireWire 800
- S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive:No
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:Yes
Product colour
- S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive:Grey
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:Silver
Bus powered
- S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive:No
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:USB
Width
- S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive:119.5 mm
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:83 mm
Depth
- S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive:192.8 mm
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:14 mm

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Comparison of HX-DTA20EB, Flex Kit Silver 500GB
31 specifications	A Samsung S Series HX-DTA20EB external hard drive Model HX-DTA20EB View product	B Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Differs	No	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Silver
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	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	119.5 mm	83 mm
DepthDiffers	192.8 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	41.8 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	880 g	150 g
Other features2 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8+	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.9 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 x 14.5 x 111.5 mm (3.19 x 0.57 x 4.39")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.15 kg (0.33 lbs)
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 g

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