Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB vs Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB

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

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:480 Mbit/s
- FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB:3000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:Silver
- FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB:Black
Weight
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:1 kg
- FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB:1.39 kg

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Comparison of FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB, FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB
24 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	32 MB	32 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.39 kg
WidthKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	152 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.72 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	246.8 kg
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1028.7 x 1016 x 1219.2 mm
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	206.4 x 152.4 x 224.4 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP Home, Professional, Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.6	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, XP Home, Professional, Media Center
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 x 33.7 x 172 mm
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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