Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac vs Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500GB

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac:4 TB
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac:Black, Silver
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:Black
Width
- Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac:124 mm
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:90 mm
Depth
- Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac:158 mm
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:120 mm
Height
- Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac:44 mm
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:22 mm
Weight
- Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac:1.08 kg
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:267 g

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Comparison of Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac, GoFlex Satellite 500GB
25 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus Desktop USB 3.0 4TB f/ Mac View product	B Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	90 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	267 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
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAC, AIFF, MP3, WAV
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H.264, MPEG4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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