Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung M3 Station 3.0 vs Samsung Portable M2 750GB

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M3 Station 3.0:2 TB
- Portable M2 750GB:750 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- M3 Station 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
- Portable M2 750GB:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- M3 Station 3.0:Micro-USB B
- Portable M2 750GB:USB
USB version
- M3 Station 3.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Portable M2 750GB:2.0
Product colour
- M3 Station 3.0:Beige
- Portable M2 750GB:Orange
Bus powered
- M3 Station 3.0:No
- Portable M2 750GB:USB
Width
- M3 Station 3.0:47 mm
- Portable M2 750GB:81.9 mm
Depth
- M3 Station 3.0:180.6 mm
- Portable M2 750GB:17.6 mm

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Comparison of M3 Station 3.0, Portable M2 750GB
24 specifications	A Samsung M3 Station 3.0 View product	B Samsung Portable M2 750GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	750 GB
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Beige	Orange
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stand-by, Status
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	47 mm	81.9 mm
DepthDiffers	180.6 mm	17.6 mm
HeightDiffers	130 mm	111 mm
WeightKnown for one	940 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC, USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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