Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 2TB Backup Plus vs Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB Backup Plus:2 TB
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 2TB Backup Plus:5000 Mbit/s
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 2TB Backup Plus:USB Type-A
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:USB
USB version
- 2TB Backup Plus:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- 2TB Backup Plus:5000 Mbit/s
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:12,480 Mbit/s
Width
- 2TB Backup Plus:124 mm
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:78 mm
Depth
- 2TB Backup Plus:158 mm
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:124.8 mm
Height
- 2TB Backup Plus:44 mm
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:9 mm

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Comparison of 2TB Backup Plus, 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac
32 specifications	A Seagate 2TB Backup Plus View product	B Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Variable	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	12,480 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	124.8 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	9 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	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
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit Mac OS X 10.6+	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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