Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion Portable Drives 640 GB vs Seagate FreeAgent Go Special Edition 500-GB

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Expansion Portable Drives 640 GB:640 GB
- FreeAgent Go Special Edition 500-GB:500 GB
Product colour
- Expansion Portable Drives 640 GB:Black
- FreeAgent Go Special Edition 500-GB:Black, Silver
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Expansion Portable Drives 640 GB:80.01 x 17.60 x 141.29 mm
- FreeAgent Go Special Edition 500-GB:130.00 x 12.50 x 80.00 mm

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Comparison of Expansion Portable Drives 640 GB, FreeAgent Go Special Edition 500-GB
24 specifications	A Seagate Expansion Portable Drives 640 GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go Special Edition 500-GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	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	Black, Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, Windows XP Mac OSX 10.4.8	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, XP Home, Professional, Media Center
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	80.01 x 17.60 x 141.29 mm	130.00 x 12.50 x 80.00 mm
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	177.80 x 50.80 x 146.10 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 g
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226.4 kg
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1095.50 x 1016.00 x 1219.20 mm

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