Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Desktop vs Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:4 TB
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:5000 Mbit/s
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:USB Type-A
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:USB
USB version
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:2.0
Width
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:124 mm
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:78 mm
Depth
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:158 mm
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:124.8 mm
Height
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:44 mm
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:9 mm
Weight
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:1.08 kg
- 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac:160 g

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Comparison of 4TB Backup Plus Desktop, 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac
33 specifications	A Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Desktop View product	B Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Drive for Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12,480 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	124.8 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	9 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	230 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	90 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	200 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.33 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit Mac OS X 10.6+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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