Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Basic Recertified vs Seagate HDD 5 TB

19specifications compared
12differ
7identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate HDD 5 TB has 1 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Basic Recertified (5 TB vs 4 TB). The Seagate HDD 5 TB has 0.9 mm more depth than the Seagate Basic Recertified (20.9 mm vs 20 mm). The Seagate Basic Recertified has 1.7 mm more height than the Seagate HDD 5 TB (117 mm vs 115.3 mm). USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate Basic Recertified, 2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate HDD 5 TB. Product colour: Silver on the Seagate Basic Recertified, Black on the Seagate HDD 5 TB.

HDD capacity
- Basic Recertified:4 TB
- HDD 5 TB:5 TB
USB version
- Basic Recertified:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- HDD 5 TB:2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- Basic Recertified:Silver
- HDD 5 TB:Black
Mac operating systems supported
- Basic Recertified:Yes
- HDD 5 TB:MacOS
Depth
- Basic Recertified:20 mm
- HDD 5 TB:20.9 mm
Height
- Basic Recertified:117 mm
- HDD 5 TB:115.3 mm
Weight
- Basic Recertified:270 g
- HDD 5 TB:268 g
Cables included
- Basic Recertified:USB
- HDD 5 TB:Micro-USB

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Comparison of Basic Recertified, HDD 5 TB
26 specifications	A Seagate Basic Recertified View product	B Seagate HDD 5 TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	5 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technology	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	MacOS
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	80 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	20 mm	20.9 mm
HeightDiffers	117 mm	115.3 mm
WeightDiffers	270 g	268 g
Packaging data5 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB	Micro-USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Package widthDiffers	103 mm	106 mm
Package depthDiffers	39.5 mm	45 mm
Package heightDiffers	142 mm	146 mm
Package weightDiffers	330 g	356 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source

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