Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M3 Portable vs Samsung Portable M2 750GB

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M3 Portable:2 TB
- Portable M2 750GB:750 GB
USB connector
- M3 Portable:Micro-USB B
- Portable M2 750GB:USB
USB version
- M3 Portable:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Portable M2 750GB:2.0
Product colour
- M3 Portable:Black
- Portable M2 750GB:Orange
Bus powered
- M3 Portable:No
- Portable M2 750GB:USB
Width
- M3 Portable:82 mm
- Portable M2 750GB:81.9 mm
Depth
- M3 Portable:112 mm
- Portable M2 750GB:17.6 mm
Height
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm
- Portable M2 750GB:111 mm

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Comparison of M3 Portable, Portable M2 750GB
23 specifications	A Samsung M3 Portable View product	B Samsung Portable M2 750GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	750 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Orange
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stand-by, Status
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	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 & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	81.9 mm
DepthDiffers	112 mm	17.6 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	111 mm
WeightKnown for one	169 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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