Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate HDD 5 TB vs Seagate Lacie Mobile Drive

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate HDD 5 TB has 3 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Lacie Mobile Drive (5 TB vs 2 TB). The Seagate Lacie Mobile Drive has 5.3 mm more width than the Seagate HDD 5 TB (85.3 mm vs 80 mm). The Seagate Lacie Mobile Drive has 97.4 mm more depth than the Seagate HDD 5 TB (118.3 mm vs 20.9 mm). Only the Seagate Lacie Mobile Drive has Thunderbolt technology. USB connector: Micro-USB B on the Seagate HDD 5 TB, USB Type-C on the Seagate Lacie Mobile Drive.

HDD capacity
- HDD 5 TB:5 TB
- Lacie Mobile Drive:2 TB
USB connector
- HDD 5 TB:Micro-USB B
- Lacie Mobile Drive:USB Type-C
USB version
- HDD 5 TB:2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Lacie Mobile Drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technology
- HDD 5 TB:No
- Lacie Mobile Drive:Yes
Product colour
- HDD 5 TB:Black
- Lacie Mobile Drive:Silver
Housing material
- HDD 5 TB:Aluminium
- Lacie Mobile Drive:Plastic
Bus powered
- HDD 5 TB:USB
- Lacie Mobile Drive:USB / Thunderbolt
Width
- HDD 5 TB:80 mm
- Lacie Mobile Drive:85.3 mm

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Comparison of HDD 5 TB, Lacie Mobile Drive
28 specifications	A Seagate HDD 5 TB View product	B Seagate Lacie Mobile Drive View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	5 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 3.0/2.0
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Housing materialDiffers	Aluminium	Plastic
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	MacOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	USB / Thunderbolt
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	85.3 mm
DepthDiffers	20.9 mm	118.3 mm
HeightDiffers	115.3 mm	118.3 mm
WeightDiffers	268 g	200 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Micro-USB	USB Type-C
User guide	Yes	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	106 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	45 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	356 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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