Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion Portable vs Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Expansion Portable:1.5 TB
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- Expansion Portable:Black
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:Silver
Width
- Expansion Portable:80 mm
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:83 mm
Depth
- Expansion Portable:141.3 mm
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:14 mm
Height
- Expansion Portable:17.6 mm
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:111 mm
Weight
- Expansion Portable:160 g
- Flex Kit Silver 500GB:150 g

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Comparison of Expansion Portable, Flex Kit Silver 500GB
27 specifications	A Seagate Expansion Portable View product	B Seagate Flex Kit Silver 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	83 mm
DepthDiffers	141.3 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 g
Other features1 differ
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.8+	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.9 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 x 14.5 x 111.5 mm (3.19 x 0.57 x 4.39")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.15 kg (0.33 lbs)
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source

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