Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate HDD 5 TB vs Seagate Starfield Special Edition

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Starfield Special Edition has 31.5 mm more package width than the Seagate HDD 5 TB (137.5 mm vs 106 mm). The Seagate Starfield Special Edition has 141.5 mm more package depth than the Seagate HDD 5 TB (186.5 mm vs 45 mm). The Seagate HDD 5 TB has 101 mm more package height than the Seagate Starfield Special Edition (146 mm vs 45 mm). USB version: 2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate HDD 5 TB, 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate Starfield Special Edition. Product colour: Black on the Seagate HDD 5 TB, White on the Seagate Starfield Special Edition.

USB version
- HDD 5 TB:2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Starfield Special Edition:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- HDD 5 TB:Black
- Starfield Special Edition:White
Cables included
- HDD 5 TB:Micro-USB
- Starfield Special Edition:USB
Package width
- HDD 5 TB:106 mm
- Starfield Special Edition:137.5 mm
Package depth
- HDD 5 TB:45 mm
- Starfield Special Edition:186.5 mm
Package height
- HDD 5 TB:146 mm
- Starfield Special Edition:45 mm
Package weight
- HDD 5 TB:356 g
- Starfield Special Edition:392 g

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Comparison of HDD 5 TB, Starfield Special Edition
27 specifications	A Seagate HDD 5 TB View product	B Seagate Starfield Special Edition View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	20.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	115.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	268 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data5 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Micro-USB	USB
Package widthDiffers	106 mm	137.5 mm
Package depthDiffers	45 mm	186.5 mm
Package heightDiffers	146 mm	45 mm
Package weightDiffers	356 g	392 g
Other featuresidentical
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.46 m
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Xbox

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