Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 1.5TB Expansion Portable vs Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:1.5 TB
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:2 TB
Width
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:81.1 mm
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:76 mm
Depth
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:122.3 mm
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:113.5 mm
Height
- 1.5TB Expansion Portable:15.5 mm
- Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB:12.1 mm

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Comparison of 1.5TB Expansion Portable, Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB
27 specifications	A Seagate 1.5TB Expansion Portable View product	B Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable 2TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	2 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Variable
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfacesidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	81.1 mm	76 mm
DepthDiffers	122.3 mm	113.5 mm
HeightDiffers	15.5 mm	12.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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