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
RAID supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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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