Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 2TB USB 3.0 vs Seagate Expansion Portable 3TB

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB USB 3.0:2 TB
- Expansion Portable 3TB:3 TB
Product colour
- 2TB USB 3.0:Green
- Expansion Portable 3TB:Black
Depth
- 2TB USB 3.0:117 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:14.8 mm
Height
- 2TB USB 3.0:14.8 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:117 mm

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Comparison of 2TB USB 3.0, Expansion Portable 3TB
26 specifications	A Seagate 2TB USB 3.0 View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable 3TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	3 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	80 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	117 mm	14.8 mm
HeightDiffers	14.8 mm	117 mm
Weight	170 g	170 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	136 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	182 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	280 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
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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