Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Expansion external hard drive vs Seagate GoFlex Desk Kit

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Expansion external hard drive:1 TB
- GoFlex Desk Kit:4 TB
USB connector
- Expansion external hard drive:Micro-USB B
- GoFlex Desk Kit:USB Type-A
Width
- Expansion external hard drive:125.9 mm
- GoFlex Desk Kit:124 mm
Depth
- Expansion external hard drive:207.8 mm
- GoFlex Desk Kit:44 mm
Height
- Expansion external hard drive:39.8 mm
- GoFlex Desk Kit:158 mm
Weight
- Expansion external hard drive:1 kg
- GoFlex Desk Kit:1.08 kg

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Comparison of Expansion, GoFlex Desk Kit
22 specifications	A Seagate Expansion external hard drive Model Expansion View product	B Seagate GoFlex Desk Kit View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	4 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	125.9 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	207.8 mm	44 mm
HeightDiffers	39.8 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.08 kg
Other featuresidentical
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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