Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive vs Samsung S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive:500 GB
- S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive:120 GB
HDD speed
- G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive:5400 RPM
- S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive:4200 RPM
HDD size
- G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive:2.5"
- S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive:1.8"
Width
- G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive:79 mm
- S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive:62 mm
Depth
- G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive:111.3 mm
- S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive:87 mm
Height
- G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive:17 mm
- S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive:15 mm
Weight
- G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive:146 g
- S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive:91 g

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Comparison of HX-MU050DC, HXSU012BA/BLACK
27 specifications	A Samsung G series HX-MU050DC external hard drive Model HX-MU050DC View product	B Samsung S Series HXSU012BA/BLACK external hard drive Model HXSU012BA/BLACK View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	1.8"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	62 mm
DepthDiffers	111.3 mm	87 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	146 g	91 g
Other features1 differ
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
Internal	No	No
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 quantity	1	1
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 systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8	Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Pro, Mac OS x 10.4.8 or later
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	79 x 111.3 x 17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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