Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung Story Station vs Seagate Expansion External Drive

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Story Station:Grey
- Expansion External Drive:Black
Bus powered
- Story Station:No
- Expansion External Drive:USB
Weight
- Story Station:942 g
- Expansion External Drive:1.02 kg
Package dimensions (WxDxH)
- Story Station:230 x 97 x 213 mm
- Expansion External Drive:244.48 x 212.73 x 76.20 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Story Station:192.8 x 119.5 x 41.8 mm
- Expansion External Drive:207.08 x 126 x 39.88 mm

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Comparison of Story Station, Expansion External Drive
41 specifications	A Samsung Story Station View product	B Seagate Expansion External Drive View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
CertificationKnown for one	CE, VCCI, FCC, C-TICK, KCC, BSMI, cUL, TUV, CB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	192.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	119.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	942 g	1.02 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	186.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Case or master carton dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	524 x 318 x 239 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	1055 x 970 x 1120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	1055.1 x 970 x 1119.9 mm (41.5 x 38.2 x 44.1")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	230 x 97 x 213 mm	244.48 x 212.73 x 76.20 mm
Package weightKnown for one	1640 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cable	USB	USB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7 Mac OS x 10.4.8 +	Windows Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.8
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	192.8 x 119.5 x 41.8 mm	207.08 x 126 x 39.88 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg

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