Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate GoFlex external hard drive vs Seagate STAC1000500 external hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- GoFlex external hard drive:500 GB
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- GoFlex external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- GoFlex external hard drive:USB
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- GoFlex external hard drive:2.0
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- GoFlex external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- GoFlex external hard drive:USB
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:No
Width
- GoFlex external hard drive:83 mm
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:124 mm
Depth
- GoFlex external hard drive:111 mm
- STAC1000500 external hard drive:44 mm

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Comparison of GoFlex, STAC1000500
22 specifications	A Seagate GoFlex external hard drive Model GoFlex View product	B Seagate STAC1000500 external hard drive Model STAC1000500 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Ports & interfaces4 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 ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	83 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	111 mm	44 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	150 g	1.08 kg
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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