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Samsung M2 Portable vs Samsung Portable HDD

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M2 Portable:1 TB
- Portable HDD:500 GB
USB connector
- M2 Portable:USB
- Portable HDD:Micro-USB B
USB version
- M2 Portable:2.0
- Portable HDD:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- M2 Portable:480 Mbit/s
- Portable HDD:5000 Mbit/s
Width
- M2 Portable:81.9 mm
- Portable HDD:81.3 mm
Depth
- M2 Portable:110.6 mm
- Portable HDD:111.8 mm
Height
- M2 Portable:17.6 mm
- Portable HDD:17.8 mm
Weight
- M2 Portable:155 g
- Portable HDD:162.4 g

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Comparison of M2 Portable, Portable HDD
23 specifications	A Samsung M2 Portable View product	B Samsung Portable HDD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	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	81.9 mm	81.3 mm
DepthDiffers	110.6 mm	111.8 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	17.8 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	162.4 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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