Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 1TB Expansion Desktop vs Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Portable

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB Expansion Desktop:1 TB
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:500 GB
USB data transfer rates
- 1TB Expansion Desktop:480,5000 Mbit/s
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- 1TB Expansion Desktop:No
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:USB
Width
- 1TB Expansion Desktop:118 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:81.1 mm
Depth
- 1TB Expansion Desktop:37.5 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:123.4 mm
Height
- 1TB Expansion Desktop:179.5 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:14.5 mm
Weight
- 1TB Expansion Desktop:940 g
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:224 g

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Comparison of 1TB Expansion Desktop, 500GB Backup Plus Portable
30 specifications	A Seagate 1TB Expansion Desktop View product	B Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	Variable	Variable
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	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	118 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	37.5 mm	123.4 mm
HeightDiffers	179.5 mm	14.5 mm
WeightDiffers	940 g	224 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Package width	250 mm	250 mm
Package depth	80 mm	80 mm
Package height	220 mm	220 mm
Package weight	1.45 kg	1.45 kg
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Seagate Dashboard
Other featuresidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit Mac OS X 10.6+

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