Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M2 Portable vs Seagate STAX500202 external hard drive

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M2 Portable:1 TB
- STAX500202 external hard drive:500 GB
USB connector
- M2 Portable:USB
- STAX500202 external hard drive:Micro-USB B
USB version
- M2 Portable:2.0
- STAX500202 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
LED indicators
- M2 Portable:HDD
- STAX500202 external hard drive:Yes
Width
- M2 Portable:81.9 mm
- STAX500202 external hard drive:80 mm
Depth
- M2 Portable:110.6 mm
- STAX500202 external hard drive:17.6 mm
Height
- M2 Portable:17.6 mm
- STAX500202 external hard drive:136.7 mm
Weight
- M2 Portable:155 g
- STAX500202 external hard drive:160 g

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Comparison of M2 Portable, STAX500202
25 specifications	A Samsung M2 Portable View product	B Seagate STAX500202 external hard drive Model STAX500202 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
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
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
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 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 x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium
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
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
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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