Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate Rugged SSD Pro vs Seagate Starfield Special Edition

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Starfield Special Edition has 1 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro (5 TB vs 4 TB). Only the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro has Thunderbolt technology. USB connector: USB Type-C on the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro, Micro-USB B on the Seagate Starfield Special Edition. USB version: 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) on the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro, 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate Starfield Special Edition. Product colour: Black on the Seagate Rugged SSD Pro, White on the Seagate Starfield Special Edition.

HDD capacity
- Rugged SSD Pro:4 TB
- Starfield Special Edition:5 TB
USB connector
- Rugged SSD Pro:USB Type-C
- Starfield Special Edition:Micro-USB B
USB version
- Rugged SSD Pro:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
- Starfield Special Edition:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technology
- Rugged SSD Pro:Yes
- Starfield Special Edition:No
Product colour
- Rugged SSD Pro:Black
- Starfield Special Edition:White
Bus powered
- Rugged SSD Pro:USB / Thunderbolt
- Starfield Special Edition:USB

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Comparison of Rugged SSD Pro, Starfield Special Edition
23 specifications	A Seagate Rugged SSD Pro View product	B Seagate Starfield Special Edition View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	5 TB
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-C	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	40000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB / Thunderbolt	USB
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	137.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	186.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	649 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	979 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	100 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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