Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion External Drive vs Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Expansion External Drive:2 TB
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- Expansion External Drive:7200 RPM
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Expansion External Drive:3.5"
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:2.5"
Product colour
- Expansion External Drive:Black
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:Blue
Weight
- Expansion External Drive:1.02 kg
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:160 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Expansion External Drive:207.08 x 126 x 39.88 mm
- FreeAgent Go 500GB:80 x 12.5 x 130 mm

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Comparison of Expansion External Drive, FreeAgent Go 500GB
37 specifications	A Seagate Expansion External Drive View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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	Blue
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
WeightDiffers	1.02 kg	160 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.48 Gbit/s
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hi-Speed USB
Internal	No	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bus USB
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	207.08 x 126 x 39.88 mm	80 x 12.5 x 130 mm
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	244.48 x 212.73 x 76.20 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weight (imperial)Known for one	1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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