Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0 vs Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500GB

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:4 TB
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:500 GB
HDD size
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:3.5"
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:2.5"
Width
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:125.9 mm
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:90 mm
Depth
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:207.1 mm
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:120 mm
Height
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:39.8 mm
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:22 mm
Weight
- Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0:1 kg
- GoFlex Satellite 500GB:267 g

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Comparison of Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0, GoFlex Satellite 500GB
23 specifications	A Seagate Expansion Desktop 4TB USB 3.0 View product	B Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	125.9 mm	90 mm
DepthDiffers	207.1 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	39.8 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	267 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAC, AIFF, MP3, WAV
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H.264, MPEG4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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