Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus, 3TB vs Seagate Slim, 1TB

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Backup Plus, 3TB:3 TB
- Slim, 1TB:1 TB
HDD size
- Backup Plus, 3TB:3.5"
- Slim, 1TB:2.5"
USB data transfer rates
- Backup Plus, 3TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
- Slim, 1TB:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- Backup Plus, 3TB:No
- Slim, 1TB:USB
Width
- Backup Plus, 3TB:118.1 mm
- Slim, 1TB:81.1 mm
Depth
- Backup Plus, 3TB:41.5 mm
- Slim, 1TB:123.4 mm
Height
- Backup Plus, 3TB:179.4 mm
- Slim, 1TB:14.5 mm
Weight
- Backup Plus, 3TB:860 g
- Slim, 1TB:224 g

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Comparison of Backup Plus, 3TB, Slim, 1TB
28 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus, 3TB View product	B Seagate Slim, 1TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	118.1 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	41.5 mm	123.4 mm
HeightDiffers	179.4 mm	14.5 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	224 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	218 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	68 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	212 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.25 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac/PC

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