Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive vs Seagate Hub for Mac

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:3 TB
- Hub for Mac:4 TB
Product colour
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:Black
- Hub for Mac:White
Bus powered
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:No
- Hub for Mac:USB
Width
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:36.7 mm
- Hub for Mac:41 mm
Depth
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:118 mm
- Hub for Mac:198.1 mm
Height
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:188.2 mm
- Hub for Mac:118 mm
Weight
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:800 g
- Hub for Mac:1.06 kg

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Comparison of Desktop, Hub for Mac
21 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive Model Desktop View product	B Seagate Hub for Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	4 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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 ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	36.7 mm	41 mm
DepthDiffers	118 mm	198.1 mm
HeightDiffers	188.2 mm	118 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	1.06 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	NTFS driver for Mac, Seagate Backup Plus Desktop drive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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