Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD vs Seagate STGX5000400 external hard drive

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD has 11 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate STGX5000400 external hard drive (16 TB vs 5 TB). The Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate STGX5000400 external hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate STGX5000400 external hard drive has 38.1 mm more width than the Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD (80 mm vs 41.9 mm). USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD, 2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate STGX5000400 external hard drive. Bus powered: No on the Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD, USB on the Seagate STGX5000400 external hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:16 TB
- STGX5000400 external hard drive:5 TB
HDD size
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:3.5"
- STGX5000400 external hard drive:2.5"
USB version
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- STGX5000400 external hard drive:2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Bus powered
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:No
- STGX5000400 external hard drive:USB
Width
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:41.9 mm
- STGX5000400 external hard drive:80 mm
Depth
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:125 mm
- STGX5000400 external hard drive:20 mm
Height
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:178.8 mm
- STGX5000400 external hard drive:117 mm
Weight
- 16TB DESKTOP HARD:1.18 kg
- STGX5000400 external hard drive:260 g

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Comparison of 16TB DESKTOP HARD, STGX5000400
23 specifications	A Seagate 16TB DESKTOP HARD View product	B Seagate STGX5000400 external hard drive Model STGX5000400 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	16 TB	5 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technology	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
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
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	41.9 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	125 mm	20 mm
HeightDiffers	178.8 mm	117 mm
WeightDiffers	1.18 kg	260 g
Packaging data4 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	212 mm	158 mm
Package depthDiffers	77 mm	31 mm
Package heightDiffers	218 mm	233 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.34 kg	520 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source

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