Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt vs Verbatim Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:3 TB
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:1 TB
Product colour
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:Black
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:Silver
Bus powered
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:No
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:USB
Width
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:120.9 mm
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:81 mm
Depth
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:61.4 mm
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:120 mm
Height
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:168 mm
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:12 mm
Weight
- 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt:1.17 kg
- Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0:150 g

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Comparison of 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt, Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0
27 specifications	A Seagate 3TB GoFlex Desk for Mac drive with Thunderbolt View product	B Verbatim Freecom MG 1TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HFS+
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows 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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120.9 mm	81 mm
DepthDiffers	61.4 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	168 mm	12 mm
WeightDiffers	1.17 kg	150 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Connector(s)Known for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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