Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt vs Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:1 TB
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:500 GB
Product colour
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:Black
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:Silver
Bus powered
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:No
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:USB
Width
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:130 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:81.1 mm
Depth
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:27.8 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:123.4 mm
Height
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:81 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:14.5 mm
Weight
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:250 g
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:224 g

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Comparison of 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt, 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac
28 specifications	A Seagate 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt View product	B Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Variable
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	130 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	27.8 mm	123.4 mm
HeightDiffers	81 mm	14.5 mm
WeightDiffers	250 g	224 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6+ Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit
Connector(s)Known for one	Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source

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