Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion 1TB vs Seagate Flex Home 1TB

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN
- Expansion 1TB:No
- Flex Home 1TB:Yes
Bus powered
- Expansion 1TB:USB
- Flex Home 1TB:No
Width
- Expansion 1TB:80 mm
- Flex Home 1TB:135 mm
Depth
- Expansion 1TB:141.3 mm
- Flex Home 1TB:80 mm
Height
- Expansion 1TB:17.6 mm
- Flex Home 1TB:171 mm
Connectivity technology
- Expansion 1TB:Wired
- Flex Home 1TB:Wired & Wireless

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Comparison of Expansion 1TB, Flex Home 1TB
42 specifications	A Seagate Expansion 1TB View product	B Seagate Flex Home 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	135 mm
DepthDiffers	141.3 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	171 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.28 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	194 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	255 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.51 kg
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wired & Wireless
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240V
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4.9 +
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	0.36 kg (0.794 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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