Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Desktop 2TB vs Seagate Expansion Portable 3TB

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Desktop 2TB:2 TB
- Expansion Portable 3TB:3 TB
Bus powered
- Desktop 2TB:No
- Expansion Portable 3TB:USB
Width
- Desktop 2TB:118 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:80 mm
Depth
- Desktop 2TB:179.5 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:14.8 mm
Height
- Desktop 2TB:37.5 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:117 mm
Weight
- Desktop 2TB:940 g
- Expansion Portable 3TB:170 g

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Comparison of Desktop 2TB, Expansion Portable 3TB
24 specifications	A Seagate Desktop 2TB View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable 3TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	3 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	118 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	179.5 mm	14.8 mm
HeightDiffers	37.5 mm	117 mm
WeightDiffers	940 g	170 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	202 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	231 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	72 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.39 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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