Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M3 Portable vs Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Bus powered
- M3 Portable:No
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:USB
Width
- M3 Portable:82 mm
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:76 mm
Depth
- M3 Portable:112 mm
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:113.5 mm
Height
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:12.1 mm
Weight
- M3 Portable:169 g
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:140 g

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Comparison of M3 Portable, Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB
28 specifications	A Samsung M3 Portable View product	B Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Variable
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
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)
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	76 mm
DepthDiffers	112 mm	113.5 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	12.1 mm
WeightDiffers	169 g	140 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	104.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	246 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
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

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