Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M3 Portable vs Seagate 3.5", 4TB, Mac

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M3 Portable:2 TB
- 3.5", 4TB, Mac:4 TB
HDD size
- M3 Portable:2.5"
- 3.5", 4TB, Mac:3.5"
Width
- M3 Portable:82 mm
- 3.5", 4TB, Mac:118 mm
Depth
- M3 Portable:112 mm
- 3.5", 4TB, Mac:36.7 mm
Height
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm
- 3.5", 4TB, Mac:188.2 mm

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Comparison of M3 Portable, 3.5", 4TB, Mac
20 specifications	A Samsung M3 Portable View product	B Seagate 3.5", 4TB, Mac View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	4 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
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	118 mm
DepthDiffers	112 mm	36.7 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	188.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	169 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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