Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Desktop vs Seagate S2 external hard drive

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:4 TB
- S2 external hard drive:500 GB
Bus powered
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:No
- S2 external hard drive:USB
Width
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:124 mm
- S2 external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:158 mm
- S2 external hard drive:112 mm
Height
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:44 mm
- S2 external hard drive:17.5 mm
Weight
- 4TB Backup Plus Desktop:1.08 kg
- S2 external hard drive:150 g

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Comparison of 4TB Backup Plus Desktop, S2
33 specifications	A Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Desktop View product	B Seagate S2 external hard drive Model S2 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
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
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
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SafetyKey
Other features1 differ
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+	Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X 10.4.8
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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