Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt vs Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:3 TB
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:500 GB
Product colour
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:Black
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:Silver
Bus powered
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:No
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:USB
Width
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:120.9 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:81.1 mm
Depth
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:61.4 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:123.4 mm
Height
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:168 mm
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:14.5 mm
Weight
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:1.17 kg
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac:224 g

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Comparison of 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt, 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac
28 specifications	A Seagate 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt View product	B Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Portable Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Variable
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
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	Black	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120.9 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	61.4 mm	123.4 mm
HeightDiffers	168 mm	14.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.17 kg	224 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
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
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6+ Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit
Connector(s)Known for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source

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