Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 2TB Backup Plus vs Seagate Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB Backup Plus:2 TB
- Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0:500 GB
USB connector
- 2TB Backup Plus:USB Type-A
- Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0:Micro-USB B
USB data transfer rates
- 2TB Backup Plus:5000 Mbit/s
- Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0:480,5000 Mbit/s
Width
- 2TB Backup Plus:124 mm
- Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0:80 mm
Depth
- 2TB Backup Plus:158 mm
- Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0:141.3 mm
Height
- 2TB Backup Plus:44 mm
- Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0:17.6 mm
Weight
- 2TB Backup Plus:1.08 kg
- Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0:160 g

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Comparison of 2TB Backup Plus, Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0
31 specifications	A Seagate 2TB Backup Plus View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable 500GB USB 3.0 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
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	Micro-USB B
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 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
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	141.3 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	17.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	160 g
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
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
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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