Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex vs Seagate STAD500103 external hard drive

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- FreeAgent GoFlex:480 Mbit/s
- STAD500103 external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- FreeAgent GoFlex:USB
- STAD500103 external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- FreeAgent GoFlex:2.0
- STAD500103 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- FreeAgent GoFlex:Black
- STAD500103 external hard drive:Black, Silver
Bus powered
- FreeAgent GoFlex:USB
- STAD500103 external hard drive:No
Depth
- FreeAgent GoFlex:111 mm
- STAD500103 external hard drive:13 mm
Height
- FreeAgent GoFlex:14 mm
- STAD500103 external hard drive:110 mm

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Comparison of FreeAgent GoFlex, STAD500103
23 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex View product	B Seagate STAD500103 external hard drive Model STAD500103 View product
Hard driveidentical
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	DES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	111 mm	13 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	110 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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