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Seagate 3TB Expansion Desktop vs Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Mac

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB Expansion Desktop:3 TB
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 3TB Expansion Desktop:5000 Mbit/s
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 3TB Expansion Desktop:Micro-USB B
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:USB
USB version
- 3TB Expansion Desktop:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- 3TB Expansion Desktop:480,5000 Mbit/s
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:480 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- 3TB Expansion Desktop:No
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:USB
Width
- 3TB Expansion Desktop:118 mm
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:78 mm
Depth
- 3TB Expansion Desktop:37.5 mm
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:124.8 mm

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Comparison of 3TB Expansion Desktop, 500GB Slim Portable Mac
31 specifications	A Seagate 3TB Expansion Desktop View product	B Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Variable
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	118 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	37.5 mm	124.8 mm
HeightDiffers	179.5 mm	9 mm
WeightDiffers	940 g	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	202 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	72 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	231 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.39 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Seagate Dashboard
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6+ Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit

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