Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus Slim, 500GB vs Seagate Central, 2TB

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:500 GB
- Central, 2TB:2 TB
HDD size
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:2.5"
- Central, 2TB:3.5"
USB connector
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:Micro-USB B
- Central, 2TB:USB
USB version
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Central, 2TB:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:480,5000 Mbit/s
- Central, 2TB:480 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:Silver
- Central, 2TB:Black
Bus powered
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:USB
- Central, 2TB:No
Width
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:78 mm
- Central, 2TB:216 mm

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Comparison of Backup Plus Slim, 500GB, Central, 2TB
37 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus Slim, 500GB View product	B Seagate Central, 2TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
RAID supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
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
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	78 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	124.8 mm	42 mm
HeightDiffers	9 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	980 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	261 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	235 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Seagate Dashboard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Cable lengthKnown for one	0.46 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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