Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 3TB Backup Plus vs Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Mac

18specifications compared
4differ
14identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB Backup Plus:3 TB
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:4 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 3TB Backup Plus:5000 Mbit/s
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:800 Mbit/s
Cables included
- 3TB Backup Plus:USB
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:FireWire, USB

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Comparison of 3TB Backup Plus, 4TB Backup Plus Mac
28 specifications	A Seagate 3TB Backup Plus View product	B Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	4 TB
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	800 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	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	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB	FireWire, USB
Other features1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 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
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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