Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion 3TB vs Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB

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Comparison of Expansion 3TB, Flex Kit Silver 500GB
24 specifications	A Seagate Expansion 3TB View product	B Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	125.9 mm	83 mm
DepthDiffers	207.1 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	39.8 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 g
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.9 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 x 14.5 x 111.5 mm (3.19 x 0.57 x 4.39")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.15 kg (0.33 lbs)
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source

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