Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD vs Seagate LaCie Portable SSD

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD has 14 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate LaCie Portable SSD (16 TB vs 2 TB). The Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate LaCie Portable SSD (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate LaCie Portable SSD has 8.1 mm more width than the Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD (50 mm vs 41.9 mm). Product colour: Black on the Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD, Silver on the Seagate LaCie Portable SSD. Weight: 1.18 kg on the Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD, 45 g on the Seagate LaCie Portable SSD.

HDD capacity
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:16 TB
- LaCie Portable SSD:2 TB
HDD size
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:3.5"
- LaCie Portable SSD:2.5"
Product colour
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:Black
- LaCie Portable SSD:Silver
Width
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:41.9 mm
- LaCie Portable SSD:50 mm
Depth
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:125 mm
- LaCie Portable SSD:80 mm
Height
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:178.8 mm
- LaCie Portable SSD:10.6 mm
Weight
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:1.18 kg
- LaCie Portable SSD:45 g
Cables included
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:USB
- LaCie Portable SSD:USB Type-C

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Comparison of 16TB DESKTOP HARD, LaCie Portable SSD
25 specifications	A Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD View product	B Seagate LaCie Portable SSD View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	16 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1050 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	41.9 mm	50 mm
DepthDiffers	125 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	178.8 mm	10.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.18 kg	45 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB	USB Type-C
User guide	Yes	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	212 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	77 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	218 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.34 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source

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