Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB vs Seagate FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive:3 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive:32 MB
USB connector
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:USB Type-B
- FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive:USB
USB version
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive:2.0
Product colour
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:Grey
- FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive:Black
Width
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:119.5 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive:124 mm
Depth
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:192.8 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive:44 mm
Height
- Story Station 3.0 1.5TB:41.8 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive:158 mm

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Comparison of Story Station 3.0 1.5TB, STAC3000200
34 specifications	A Samsung Story Station 3.0 1.5TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go STAC3000200 external hard drive Model STAC3000200 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	3 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 & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	119.5 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	192.8 mm	44 mm
HeightDiffers	41.8 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	910 g	1.08 kg
Other features3 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.36 kg

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