Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Flex Home 1TB vs Seagate FreeAgent Go, 1TB

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN
- Flex Home 1TB:Yes
- FreeAgent Go, 1TB:No
Bus powered
- Flex Home 1TB:No
- FreeAgent Go, 1TB:USB
Width
- Flex Home 1TB:135 mm
- FreeAgent Go, 1TB:80 mm
Depth
- Flex Home 1TB:80 mm
- FreeAgent Go, 1TB:21 mm
Height
- Flex Home 1TB:171 mm
- FreeAgent Go, 1TB:130 mm
Weight
- Flex Home 1TB:1.28 kg
- FreeAgent Go, 1TB:160 g
Compatible operating systems
- Flex Home 1TB:Mac OS X 10.4.9 +
- FreeAgent Go, 1TB:Windows Vista/XP/7

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Comparison of Flex Home 1TB, FreeAgent Go, 1TB
36 specifications	A Seagate Flex Home 1TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go, 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	80 mm	21 mm
HeightDiffers	171 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	1.28 kg	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	78 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	194 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	255 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.51 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired & Wireless	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4.9 +	Windows Vista/XP/7
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 MB/s

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