Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 1TB Expansion Desktop vs Seagate Expansion Portable, 500GB

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Comparison of 1TB Expansion Desktop, Expansion Portable, 500GB
32 specifications	A Seagate 1TB Expansion Desktop View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable, 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Variable	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Status
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	122.3 mm
HeightDiffers	179.5 mm	15.5 mm
WeightDiffers	940 g	170 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	250 mm	134 mm
Package depthDiffers	80 mm	48 mm
Package heightDiffers	220 mm	170 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.45 kg	310 g
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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