Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion Desktop 2TB vs Seagate Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Expansion Desktop 2TB:2 TB
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:1 TB
HDD size
- Expansion Desktop 2TB:3.5"
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:2.5"
Maximum data transfer rate
- Expansion Desktop 2TB:5000 Mbit/s
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:120 Mbit/s
USB connector
- Expansion Desktop 2TB:Micro-USB B
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:USB
Bus powered
- Expansion Desktop 2TB:No
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:USB
Width
- Expansion Desktop 2TB:176 mm
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:76 mm
Depth
- Expansion Desktop 2TB:120 mm
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:21.1 mm
Height
- Expansion Desktop 2TB:36.6 mm
- Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive:113.5 mm

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Comparison of Expansion Desktop 2TB, STDR1000300
27 specifications	A Seagate Expansion Desktop 2TB View product	B Seagate Backup Plus STDR1000300 external hard drive Model STDR1000300 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	120 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
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 supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android 2.3, Android 3.0, Android 3.1, Android 3.2, Android 4.0, Android 4.1, Android 4.2, Android 4.3, Android 4.4, Android 5.0, Android 5.1, iOS 6.0, iOS 6.1, iOS 7.0, iOS 7.1, iOS 7.2, iOS 8.0, iOS 8.1, iOS 8.2, iOS 8.3, iOS 8.4, iOS 9.0, iOS 9.1, iOS 9.2, iOS 9.3
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	176 mm	76 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	21.1 mm
HeightDiffers	36.6 mm	113.5 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	159 g
Packaging data4 differ
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	68 mm	104.5 mm
Package depthDiffers	218 mm	32.5 mm
Package heightDiffers	212 mm	145 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.36 kg	254 g
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source

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