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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus Fast 4TB vs Seagate Portable 2TB

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 12identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 4 TB
    • 2 TB
  • USB data transfer rates
    • 12,480,5000 Mbit/s
    • 480,5000 Mbit/s
  • Width
    • 82.5 mm
    • 81.1 mm
  • Depth
    • 22.4 mm
    • 122.3 mm
  • Height
    • 116.9 mm
    • 15.5 mm
  • Weight
    • 307 g
    • 170 g

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27 specifications
A

Seagate

Backup Plus Fast 4TBView product
B

Seagate

Portable 2TBView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers4 TB2 TB
HDD size2.5"2.5"
TypeHDDHDD
File format systemKnown for oneNTFS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate5000 Mbit/s5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorUSB Type-AUSB Type-A
USB version3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers12,480,5000 Mbit/s480,5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Plug and PlayYesYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksYes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerNoNo
Poweridentical
Bus poweredUSBUSB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers82.5 mm81.1 mm
DepthDiffers22.4 mm122.3 mm
HeightDiffers116.9 mm15.5 mm
WeightDiffers307 g170 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedUSBUSB
User guideYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneSeagate Dashboard
Package widthKnown for one133 mm
Package depthKnown for one47 mm
Package heightKnown for one147 mm
Package weightKnown for one462 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyWiredWired

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