Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus Slim, 500GB vs Seagate Expansion Desktop, 4TB

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:500 GB
- Expansion Desktop, 4TB:4 TB
Product colour
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:Silver
- Expansion Desktop, 4TB:Black
Bus powered
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:USB
- Expansion Desktop, 4TB:No
Width
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:78 mm
- Expansion Desktop, 4TB:118 mm
Depth
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:124.8 mm
- Expansion Desktop, 4TB:37.5 mm
Height
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:9 mm
- Expansion Desktop, 4TB:179.5 mm
Weight
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:160 g
- Expansion Desktop, 4TB:940 g

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Comparison of Backup Plus Slim, 500GB, Expansion Desktop, 4TB
33 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus Slim, 500GB View product	B Seagate Expansion Desktop, 4TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	4 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	480,5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	78 mm	118 mm
DepthDiffers	124.8 mm	37.5 mm
HeightDiffers	9 mm	179.5 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	940 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Seagate Dashboard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	202 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	231 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.39 kg
Other featuresidentical
Cable lengthKnown for one	0.46 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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