Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM vs Seagate Wireless Plus 1TB

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:500 GB
- Wireless Plus 1TB:1 TB
USB connector
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:USB Type-A
- Wireless Plus 1TB:Micro-USB B
Product colour
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:Black
- Wireless Plus 1TB:Grey
Bus powered
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:USB
- Wireless Plus 1TB:No
Width
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:82 mm
- Wireless Plus 1TB:89 mm
Depth
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:112 mm
- Wireless Plus 1TB:127 mm
Height
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:17.5 mm
- Wireless Plus 1TB:19.9 mm
Weight
- M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM:141 g
- Wireless Plus 1TB:256 g

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Comparison of M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM, Wireless Plus 1TB
30 specifications	A Seagate M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM View product	B Seagate Wireless Plus 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in batteryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	89 mm
DepthDiffers	112 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	19.9 mm
WeightDiffers	141 g	256 g
Packaging data4 differ
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Package widthDiffers	137 mm	66 mm
Package depthDiffers	185 mm	205.5 mm
Package heightDiffers	38.5 mm	153 mm
Package weightDiffers	287 g	612 g
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wired & Wireless
Wireless connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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