Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 2TB External Drive vs Seagate GoFlex Desk Kit

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Comparison of 2TB External Drive, GoFlex Desk Kit
19 specifications	A Seagate 2TB External Drive View product	B Seagate GoFlex Desk Kit View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	4 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
FireWire 800	Yes	Yes
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	124 mm	124 mm
Depth	44 mm	44 mm
Height	158 mm	158 mm
Weight	1.08 kg	1.08 kg
Other featuresidentical
FireWire requiredKnown 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
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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