Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M3 Portable vs Seagate 1.5TB Expansion Portable

15specifications compared
7differ
8identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M3 Portable:2 TB
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:1.5 TB
USB data transfer rates
- M3 Portable:480 Mbit/s
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:480,5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- M3 Portable:No
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:USB
Width
- M3 Portable:82 mm
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:81.1 mm
Depth
- M3 Portable:112 mm
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:122.3 mm
Height
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:15.5 mm

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Comparison of M3 Portable, 1.5TB Expansion Portable
21 specifications	A Samsung M3 Portable View product	B Seagate 1.5TB Expansion Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1.5 TB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	112 mm	122.3 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	15.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	169 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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