Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive vs Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive

Key differences

HDD size
- 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive:2.5"
- STAA500106 external hard drive:3.5"
USB connector
- 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive:USB
- STAA500106 external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive:2.0
- STAA500106 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive:Black
- STAA500106 external hard drive:Silver
Width
- 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive:82 mm
- STAA500106 external hard drive:83 mm
Height
- 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive:112 mm
- STAA500106 external hard drive:111 mm
Weight
- 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive:160 g
- STAA500106 external hard drive:150 g

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Comparison of 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive, STAA500106
16 specifications	A Seagate 500 GB Ultra–portable Drive View product	B Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive Model STAA500106 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	83 mm
HeightDiffers	112 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	150 g
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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