Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Mac vs Seagate Slim USM, 500GB

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:480 Mbit/s
- Slim USM, 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:USB
- Slim USM, 500GB:Micro-USB B
USB version
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:2.0
- Slim USM, 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- 500GB Slim Portable Mac:480 Mbit/s
- Slim USM, 500GB:5000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 500GB Slim Portable Mac, Slim USM, 500GB
24 specifications	A Seagate 500GB Slim Portable Mac View product	B Seagate Slim USM, 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	Variable	Variable
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format system	NTFS	NTFS
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	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
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	78 mm	78 mm
Depth	124.8 mm	124.8 mm
Height	9 mm	9 mm
Weight	160 g	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled software	Seagate Dashboard	Seagate Dashboard
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6+ Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 32/64-bit Mac OS X 10.6+
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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