Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Mac vs Seagate Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0

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

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:4 TB
- Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0:2 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:800 Mbit/s
- Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
Width
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:124 mm
- Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0:125.9 mm
Depth
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:158 mm
- Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0:207.1 mm
Height
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:44 mm
- Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0:39.8 mm
Weight
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:1.08 kg
- Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0:1 kg
Cables included
- 4TB Backup Plus Mac:FireWire, USB
- Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0:AC, USB

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Comparison of 4TB Backup Plus Mac, Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0
33 specifications	A Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Mac View product	B Seagate Expansion Desktop 2TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	2 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Variable	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	800 Mbit/s	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)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480,5000 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	125.9 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	207.1 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	39.8 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	1 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	FireWire, USB	AC, USB
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6+ Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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