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Samsung M2 Portable vs Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung M2 Portable has 1.9 mm more width than the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive (81.9 mm vs 80 mm). The Samsung M2 Portable has 93 mm more depth than the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive (110.6 mm vs 17.6 mm). The Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive has 119.1 mm more height than the Samsung M2 Portable (136.7 mm vs 17.6 mm). USB connector: USB on the Samsung M2 Portable, Micro-USB B on the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive. USB version: 2.0 on the Samsung M2 Portable, 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive.

USB connector
- M2 Portable:USB
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:Micro-USB B
USB version
- M2 Portable:2.0
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
LED indicators
- M2 Portable:HDD
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:Yes
Width
- M2 Portable:81.9 mm
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:80 mm
Depth
- M2 Portable:110.6 mm
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:17.6 mm
Height
- M2 Portable:17.6 mm
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:136.7 mm
Weight
- M2 Portable:155 g
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:160 g

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Comparison of M2 Portable, STAX1000202
25 specifications	A Samsung M2 Portable View product	B Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive Model STAX1000202 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Ports & interfaces2 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 ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 2000 Professional, 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, Windo
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	80 mm
DepthDiffers	110.6 mm	17.6 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	136.7 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	160 g
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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