Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion 3TB vs Seagate Expansion Portable

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Comparison of Expansion 3TB, Expansion Portable
20 specifications	A Seagate Expansion 3TB View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	1.5 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer rates	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	125.9 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	207.1 mm	141.3 mm
HeightDiffers	39.8 mm	17.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	160 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.8+
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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