Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus 5TB vs Seagate Expansion Desktop, 5TB

15specifications compared
4differ
11identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- Backup Plus 5TB:Micro-USB B
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:USB Type-A
Width
- Backup Plus 5TB:118.1 mm
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:118 mm
Depth
- Backup Plus 5TB:41.5 mm
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:179.5 mm
Weight
- Backup Plus 5TB:860 g
- Expansion Desktop, 5TB:940 g

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Comparison of Backup Plus 5TB, Expansion Desktop, 5TB
27 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus 5TB View product	B Seagate Expansion Desktop, 5TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	5 TB	5 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	118.1 mm	118 mm
DepthDiffers	41.5 mm	179.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	179.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	860 g	940 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Warranty card	Yes	Yes
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
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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