Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt vs Seagate GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:1 TB
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:500 GB
Width
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:130 mm
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:78 mm
Depth
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:27.8 mm
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:124 mm
Height
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:81 mm
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:9 mm
Weight
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt:250 g
- GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB:160 g

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Comparison of 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt, GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB
26 specifications	A Seagate 1TB GoFlex for Mac Ultra-portable with Thunderbolt View product	B Seagate GoFlex Slim for Mac 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
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	12,480 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	130 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	27.8 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	81 mm	9 mm
WeightDiffers	250 g	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown 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
Connector(s)Known for one	Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source

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