Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M3 Portable vs Seagate Slim Portable

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD size
- M3 Portable:2.5"
- Slim Portable:3.5"
Product colour
- M3 Portable:Black
- Slim Portable:Red
Bus powered
- M3 Portable:No
- Slim Portable:USB
Width
- M3 Portable:82 mm
- Slim Portable:76 mm
Depth
- M3 Portable:112 mm
- Slim Portable:12.1 mm
Height
- M3 Portable:17.5 mm
- Slim Portable:113 mm
Weight
- M3 Portable:169 g
- Slim Portable:140 g

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Comparison of M3 Portable, Slim Portable
26 specifications	A Samsung M3 Portable View product	B Seagate Slim Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 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)
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 reader	No	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	76 mm
DepthDiffers	112 mm	12.1 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	113 mm
WeightDiffers	169 g	140 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
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	225 g
Other featuresidentical
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac/PC
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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