Seagate Backup Plus 6TB vs Seagate Backup Plus 8TB

Comparison of Backup Plus 6TB, Backup Plus 8TB

19 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus 6TBView product	B Seagate Backup Plus 8TBView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	6 TB	8 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	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	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
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	118.1 mm	118.1 mm
Depth	41.5 mm	41.5 mm
Height	179.4 mm	179.4 mm
Weight	860 g	860 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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