Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 500GB GoFlex for Mac vs Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD size
- 500GB GoFlex for Mac:2.5"
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:3.5"
Product colour
- 500GB GoFlex for Mac:Black
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:Silver
Bus powered
- 500GB GoFlex for Mac:No
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:USB
Width
- 500GB GoFlex for Mac:82 mm
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:83 mm
Height
- 500GB GoFlex for Mac:112 mm
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:111 mm
Weight
- 500GB GoFlex for Mac:160 g
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:150 g

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Comparison of 500GB GoFlex for Mac, Flex Kit Silver 500GB
29 specifications	A Seagate 500GB GoFlex for Mac View product	B Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800	Yes	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ho	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	83 mm
Depth	14 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	112 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 g
Other featuresidentical
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.9 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 x 14.5 x 111.5 mm (3.19 x 0.57 x 4.39")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.15 kg (0.33 lbs)
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES

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