Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB vs Seagate Desktop 2TB

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB:1 TB
- Desktop 2TB:2 TB
HDD size
- Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB:2.5"
- Desktop 2TB:3.5"
USB connector
- Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB:Micro-USB B
- Desktop 2TB:USB Type-A
Product colour
- Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB:White
- Desktop 2TB:Black
Bus powered
- Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB:USB
- Desktop 2TB:No
Width
- Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB:76 mm
- Desktop 2TB:118 mm
Depth
- Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB:113.5 mm
- Desktop 2TB:179.5 mm
Height
- Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB:12.1 mm
- Desktop 2TB:37.5 mm

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Comparison of Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB, Desktop 2TB
26 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus Portable Slim 1TB View product	B Seagate Desktop 2TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
HDD speedKnown for one	Variable	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480,5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	76 mm	118 mm
DepthDiffers	113.5 mm	179.5 mm
HeightDiffers	12.1 mm	37.5 mm
WeightDiffers	159 g	940 g
Packaging data3 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	104.5 mm	202 mm
Package depthDiffers	32.5 mm	231 mm
Package heightDiffers	145 mm	72 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.39 kg

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