Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 1TB external hard drive vs Seagate Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB external hard drive:1 TB
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:3 TB
Bus powered
- 1TB external hard drive:USB
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:No
Width
- 1TB external hard drive:81.1 mm
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:125.9 mm
Depth
- 1TB external hard drive:122.3 mm
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:207.1 mm
Height
- 1TB external hard drive:15.5 mm
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:39.8 mm
Weight
- 1TB external hard drive:160 g
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:1 kg

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Comparison of 1TB, Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0
34 specifications	A Seagate 1TB external hard drive Model 1TB View product	B Seagate Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	3 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480,5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown 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
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81.1 mm	125.9 mm
DepthDiffers	122.3 mm	207.1 mm
HeightDiffers	15.5 mm	39.8 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	270 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Cable lengthKnown for one	0.12 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	89.1 x 128.10 x 22 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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