Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent™ Desktop 500-GB USB 2.0 vs Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro 500-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA

Key differences

Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FreeAgent™ Desktop 500-GB USB 2.0:190 x 40 x 162 mm
- FreeAgent™ Pro 500-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA:190.5 x 160.2 x 35.56 mm

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Comparison of FreeAgent™ Desktop 500-GB USB 2.0, FreeAgent™ Pro 500-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA
19 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent™ Desktop 500-GB USB 2.0 View product	B Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro 500-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	900 g	900 g
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Core Duo/Core Solo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)	254 x 254 x 127 mm	254 x 254 x 127 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, XP Home/Professional Edition OS X 10.3.9/OS X 10.4.6	Windows Vista, Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional, XP Home Edition. OS X 10.3.9 OS X 10.4.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	190 x 40 x 162 mm	190.5 x 160.2 x 35.56 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Differs	190.5 x 40.6 x 162.6 mm (7.5 x 1.6 x 6.4")	190.5 x 160 x 35.6 mm (7.5 x 6.3 x 1.4")
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s

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