Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M2 Portable vs Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M2 Portable:1 TB
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:3 TB
HDD size
- M2 Portable:2.5"
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:3.5"
Maximum data transfer rate
- M2 Portable:480 Mbit/s
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- M2 Portable:USB
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- M2 Portable:2.0
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- M2 Portable:480 Mbit/s
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- M2 Portable:USB
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:No
Width
- M2 Portable:81.9 mm
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:124 mm

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Comparison of M2 Portable, STAC3000202
24 specifications	A Samsung M2 Portable View product	B Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive Model STAC3000202 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	3 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
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 supported	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	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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
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	124 mm
DepthDiffers	110.6 mm	44 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	1.08 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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