Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate HDD 5 TB vs Seagate Rugged SSD Pro

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate HDD 5 TB has 1 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro (5 TB vs 4 TB). The Seagate Rugged SSD Pro has 569 mm more width than the Seagate HDD 5 TB (649 mm vs 80 mm). The Seagate Rugged SSD Pro has 958.1 mm more depth than the Seagate HDD 5 TB (979 mm vs 20.9 mm). Only the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro has Thunderbolt technology. USB connector: Micro-USB B on the Seagate HDD 5 TB, USB Type-C on the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro.

HDD capacity
- HDD 5 TB:5 TB
- Rugged SSD Pro:4 TB
USB connector
- HDD 5 TB:Micro-USB B
- Rugged SSD Pro:USB Type-C
USB version
- HDD 5 TB:2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Rugged SSD Pro:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technology
- HDD 5 TB:No
- Rugged SSD Pro:Yes
Bus powered
- HDD 5 TB:USB
- Rugged SSD Pro:USB / Thunderbolt
Width
- HDD 5 TB:80 mm
- Rugged SSD Pro:649 mm
Depth
- HDD 5 TB:20.9 mm
- Rugged SSD Pro:979 mm
Height
- HDD 5 TB:115.3 mm
- Rugged SSD Pro:17 mm

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Comparison of HDD 5 TB, Rugged SSD Pro
26 specifications	A Seagate HDD 5 TB View product	B Seagate Rugged SSD Pro View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	5 TB	4 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	649 mm
DepthDiffers	20.9 mm	979 mm
HeightDiffers	115.3 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	268 g	100 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Micro-USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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