Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 4TB External Drive vs Seagate Expansion external hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4TB External Drive:4 TB
- Expansion external hard drive:1 TB
USB connector
- 4TB External Drive:USB
- Expansion external hard drive:Micro-USB B
USB version
- 4TB External Drive:2.0
- Expansion external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- 4TB External Drive:480 Mbit/s
- Expansion external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- 4TB External Drive:No
- Expansion external hard drive:USB
Width
- 4TB External Drive:124 mm
- Expansion external hard drive:125.9 mm
Depth
- 4TB External Drive:44 mm
- Expansion external hard drive:207.8 mm
Height
- 4TB External Drive:158 mm
- Expansion external hard drive:39.8 mm

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Comparison of 4TB External Drive, Expansion
18 specifications	A Seagate 4TB External Drive View product	B Seagate Expansion external hard drive Model Expansion View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	1 TB
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	125.9 mm
DepthDiffers	44 mm	207.8 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	39.8 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	1 kg
Other featuresidentical
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 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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