Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M2 Portable vs Seagate 1TB HDD

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD size
- M2 Portable:2.5"
- 1TB HDD:3.5"
USB connector
- M2 Portable:USB
- 1TB HDD:USB Type-A
USB version
- M2 Portable:2.0
- 1TB HDD:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
LED indicators
- M2 Portable:HDD
- 1TB HDD:Yes
Bus powered
- M2 Portable:USB
- 1TB HDD:No
Width
- M2 Portable:81.9 mm
- 1TB HDD:128 mm
Depth
- M2 Portable:110.6 mm
- 1TB HDD:39.1 mm
Height
- M2 Portable:17.6 mm
- 1TB HDD:207.5 mm

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Comparison of M2 Portable, 1TB HDD
26 specifications	A Samsung M2 Portable View product	B Seagate 1TB HDD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD	Yes
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
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	128 mm
DepthDiffers	110.6 mm	39.1 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	207.5 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	1.24 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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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