Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac vs Seagate 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac:1 TB
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:3 TB
Product colour
- 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac:Silver
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:Black
Bus powered
- 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac:USB
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:No
Width
- 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac:81.1 mm
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:120.9 mm
Depth
- 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac:123.4 mm
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:61.4 mm
Height
- 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac:14.5 mm
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:168 mm
Weight
- 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac:224 g
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:1.17 kg

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Comparison of 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac, 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt
28 specifications	A Seagate 1TB Backup Plus Portable Mac View product	B Seagate 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	3 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Variable	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81.1 mm	120.9 mm
DepthDiffers	123.4 mm	61.4 mm
HeightDiffers	14.5 mm	168 mm
WeightDiffers	224 g	1.17 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6+ Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x Thunderbolt

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