Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung S2 Portable 3.0 vs Seagate Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- S2 Portable 3.0:1 TB
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:1.5 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- S2 Portable 3.0:8 MB
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:16 MB
Product colour
- S2 Portable 3.0:Grey
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:Black
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- S2 Portable 3.0:0
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity
- S2 Portable 3.0:1
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:0

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Comparison of S2 Portable 3.0, STAX1500200
33 specifications	A Samsung S2 Portable 3.0 View product	B Seagate Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive Model STAX1500200 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	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	111 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	196 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	137 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Case or master carton dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	397.5 x 196.5 x 153 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Windows 2000 Pro / XP / Vista / 7 - Mac OS X 10.4.8 +	Windows XP/Vista Mac x10.4.8+
Gross weight of outer cartonKnown for one	0.359 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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