Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:1 TB
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:3 TB
Product colour
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:Silver
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:Black
Width
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:33.7 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:124 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:172 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:44 mm
Height
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:175 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:158 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:1 kg
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:1.08 kg
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:1
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:0
Compatible operating systems
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:Windows XP/Vista
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X

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Comparison of ST310005FDA, STAC3000201
29 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive Model ST310005FDA View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive Model STAC3000201 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	3 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	33.7 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	172 mm	44 mm
HeightDiffers	175 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.08 kg
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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