Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB vs Samsung StoryStation 3.0 2TB

22specifications compared
6differ
16identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- StoryStation 3.0 2TB:2 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:8 MB
- StoryStation 3.0 2TB:32 MB
Depth
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:192.8 mm
- StoryStation 3.0 2TB:41.8 mm
Height
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:41.8 mm
- StoryStation 3.0 2TB:192.8 mm
Weight
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:910 g
- StoryStation 3.0 2TB:960 g

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Comparison of Story Station 3.0 1.5TB, StoryStation 3.0 2TB
32 specifications	A Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB View product	B Samsung StoryStation 3.0 2TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	2 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB Type-B	USB Type-B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Grey	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	119.5 mm	119.5 mm
DepthDiffers	192.8 mm	41.8 mm
HeightDiffers	41.8 mm	192.8 mm
WeightDiffers	910 g	960 g
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8+	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 +
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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