Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive vs Seagate Backup Plus STDS4000400 external hard drive

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:3 TB
- Backup Plus STDS4000400 external hard drive:4 TB
USB connector
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:Micro-USB B
- Backup Plus STDS4000400 external hard drive:USB
Product colour
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:Black
- Backup Plus STDS4000400 external hard drive:Grey
Bus powered
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:No
- Backup Plus STDS4000400 external hard drive:USB

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Comparison of Desktop, STDS4000400
25 specifications	A Seagate Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive Model Desktop View product	B Seagate Backup Plus STDS4000400 external hard drive Model STDS4000400 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
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
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	120 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android 4.1
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	36.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	118 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	188.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	800 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	NTFS driver for Mac, Seagate Backup Plus Desktop drive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source

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