Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive vs Seagate STAA750201 external hard drive

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:1 TB
- STAA750201 external hard drive:750 GB
HDD speed
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:7200 RPM
- STAA750201 external hard drive:5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:32 MB
- STAA750201 external hard drive:8 MB
Maximum data transfer rate
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
- STAA750201 external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:Silver
- STAA750201 external hard drive:Black
Width
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:33.7 mm
- STAA750201 external hard drive:89 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:172 mm
- STAA750201 external hard drive:22 mm
Height
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:175 mm
- STAA750201 external hard drive:120 mm

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Comparison of ST310005FDA, STAA750201
28 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive Model ST310005FDA View product	B Seagate STAA750201 external hard drive Model STAA750201 View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	750 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	8 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	33.7 mm	89 mm
DepthDiffers	172 mm	22 mm
HeightDiffers	175 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	280 g
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.6
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.36 kg

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