Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate External Portable Drive 320GB vs Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro, 500GB

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- External Portable Drive 320GB:320 GB
- FreeAgent™ Pro, 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- External Portable Drive 320GB:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent™ Pro, 500GB:7200 RPM
Weight
- External Portable Drive 320GB:160 g
- FreeAgent™ Pro, 500GB:900 g

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Comparison of External Portable Drive 320GB, FreeAgent™ Pro, 500GB
24 specifications	A Seagate External Portable Drive 320GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro, 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
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
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	160 g	900 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35.6 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP Mac OSX 10.4.8+	Windows Vista, Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional, XP Home Edition. OS X 10.3.9 OS X 10.4.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	80.01 x 141.29 x 17.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 x 254 x 127 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190.5 x 160 x 35.6 mm (7.5 x 6.3 x 1.4")

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