Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M3 Portable vs Seagate Expansion Portable, 1.5TB

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M3 Portable:2 TB
- Expansion Portable, 1.5TB:1.5 TB
USB connector
- M3 Portable:Micro-USB B
- Expansion Portable, 1.5TB:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- M3 Portable:480 Mbit/s
- Expansion Portable, 1.5TB:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- M3 Portable:No
- Expansion Portable, 1.5TB:USB

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Comparison of M3 Portable, Expansion Portable, 1.5TB
22 specifications	A Samsung M3 Portable View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable, 1.5TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1.5 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	82 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	112 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	17.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	169 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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