Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Central external hard drive vs Seagate M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Central external hard drive:3 TB
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:500 GB
HDD size
- Central external hard drive:3.5"
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:2.5"
USB connector
- Central external hard drive:USB
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:USB Type-A
USB version
- Central external hard drive:2.0
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- Central external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- Central external hard drive:No
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:USB
Width
- Central external hard drive:216 mm
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:82 mm
Depth
- Central external hard drive:145 mm
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:112 mm

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Comparison of Central, M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM
29 specifications	A Seagate Central external hard drive Model Central View product	B Seagate M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	216 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	145 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	89 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	980 g	141 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	USB
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	137 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	287 g
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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