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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 3TB Backup Plus Desktop vs Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Mac

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 7identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 3 TB
    • 500 GB
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • 5000 Mbit/s
    • 480 Mbit/s
  • USB connector
    • USB Type-A
    • USB
  • USB version
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
    • 2.0
  • Bus powered
    • No
    • USB
  • Width
    • 124 mm
    • 78 mm
  • Depth
    • 158 mm
    • 124.8 mm
  • Height
    • 44 mm
    • 9 mm

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30 specifications
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Seagate

3TB Backup Plus DesktopView product
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Seagate

500GB Slim Portable MacView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers3 TB500 GB
TypeHDDHDD
File format systemNTFSNTFS
HDD speedKnown for oneVariable
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers5000 Mbit/s480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-AUSB
USB versionDiffers3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Plug and PlayYesYes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNo
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffersNoUSB
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers124 mm78 mm
DepthDiffers158 mm124.8 mm
HeightDiffers44 mm9 mm
WeightDiffers1.08 kg160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedUSBUSB
User guideYesYes
Package widthKnown for one230 mm
Package depthKnown for one90 mm
Package heightKnown for one200 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.33 kg
Bundled softwareKnown for oneSeagate Dashboard
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWired
USB requiredYesYes
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit Mac OS X 10.6+Mac OS X 10.6+ Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1

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