Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M2 Portable vs Seagate STAY2000202 external hard drive

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M2 Portable:1 TB
- STAY2000202 external hard drive:2 TB
USB connector
- M2 Portable:USB
- STAY2000202 external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- M2 Portable:2.0
- STAY2000202 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
LED indicators
- M2 Portable:HDD
- STAY2000202 external hard drive:Yes
Width
- M2 Portable:81.9 mm
- STAY2000202 external hard drive:128 mm
Depth
- M2 Portable:110.6 mm
- STAY2000202 external hard drive:39.1 mm
Height
- M2 Portable:17.6 mm
- STAY2000202 external hard drive:207.5 mm
Weight
- M2 Portable:155 g
- STAY2000202 external hard drive:1.24 kg

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Comparison of M2 Portable, STAY2000202
24 specifications	A Samsung M2 Portable View product	B Seagate STAY2000202 external hard drive Model STAY2000202 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
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
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 2000, 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
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	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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