Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung Portable M2 750GB vs Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Portable M2 750GB:750 GB
- Backup Plus Slim 1TB:1 TB
USB connector
- Portable M2 750GB:USB
- Backup Plus Slim 1TB:Micro-USB B
USB version
- Portable M2 750GB:2.0
- Backup Plus Slim 1TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- Portable M2 750GB:480 Mbit/s
- Backup Plus Slim 1TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Portable M2 750GB:Orange
- Backup Plus Slim 1TB:Black
Width
- Portable M2 750GB:81.9 mm
- Backup Plus Slim 1TB:76 mm
Depth
- Portable M2 750GB:17.6 mm
- Backup Plus Slim 1TB:113.5 mm
Height
- Portable M2 750GB:111 mm
- Backup Plus Slim 1TB:12.1 mm

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Comparison of Portable M2 750GB, Backup Plus Slim 1TB
32 specifications	A Samsung Portable M2 750GB View product	B Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	750 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Variable
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Orange	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Stand-by, Status	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	81.9 mm	76 mm
DepthDiffers	17.6 mm	113.5 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	12.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	159 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Seagate Dashboard
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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