Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB vs Seagate FreeAgent Pro STAD500200 external hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:250 GB
- FreeAgent Pro STAD500200 external hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent Pro STAD500200 external hard drive:7200 RPM
Bus powered
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:USB
- FreeAgent Pro STAD500200 external hard drive:No
Width
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:83 mm
- FreeAgent Pro STAD500200 external hard drive:82 mm
Height
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:111 mm
- FreeAgent Pro STAD500200 external hard drive:112 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:150 g
- FreeAgent Pro STAD500200 external hard drive:160 g

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Comparison of FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB, STAD500200
27 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Pro STAD500200 external hard drive Model STAD500200 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	83 mm	82 mm
Depth	14 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	112 mm
WeightDiffers	150 g	160 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.6	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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