Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion Desktop 3TB vs Seagate Mac 4TB

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Comparison of Expansion Desktop 3TB, Mac 4TB
27 specifications	A Seagate Expansion Desktop 3TB View product	B Seagate Mac 4TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	4 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HFS+
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480,5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	176 mm	118.1 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	179.4 mm
HeightDiffers	36.6 mm	41.4 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	860 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	68 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	218 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	212 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.36 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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