Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus Portable 4TB vs Seagate Expansion Portable 3TB

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Backup Plus Portable 4TB:4 TB
- Expansion Portable 3TB:3 TB
Width
- Backup Plus Portable 4TB:78 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:80 mm
Depth
- Backup Plus Portable 4TB:20.5 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:14.8 mm
Height
- Backup Plus Portable 4TB:114.5 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:117 mm
Weight
- Backup Plus Portable 4TB:246 g
- Expansion Portable 3TB:170 g

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Comparison of Backup Plus Portable 4TB, Expansion Portable 3TB
23 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus Portable 4TB View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable 3TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	3 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	78 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	20.5 mm	14.8 mm
HeightDiffers	114.5 mm	117 mm
WeightDiffers	246 g	170 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	105 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	43 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	350 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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