Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Portable vs Seagate Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:500 GB
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:3 TB
USB data transfer rates
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:5000 Mbit/s
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:480,5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:USB
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:No
Width
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:81.1 mm
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:125.9 mm
Depth
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:123.4 mm
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:207.1 mm
Height
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:14.5 mm
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:39.8 mm
Weight
- 500GB Backup Plus Portable:224 g
- Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0:1 kg

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Comparison of 500GB Backup Plus Portable, Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0
30 specifications	A Seagate 500GB Backup Plus Portable View product	B Seagate Expansion Desktop 3TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	3 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Variable	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
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
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81.1 mm	125.9 mm
DepthDiffers	123.4 mm	207.1 mm
HeightDiffers	14.5 mm	39.8 mm
WeightDiffers	224 g	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Seagate Dashboard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.45 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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

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