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Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive vs Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive has 6 mm more width than the Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive (89 mm vs 83 mm). The Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive has 8 mm more depth than the Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive (22 mm vs 14 mm). The Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive has 9 mm more height than the Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive (120 mm vs 111 mm). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive, 500 GB on the Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive. USB connector: USB on the Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive, USB Type-A on the Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive.

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive:1 TB
- STAA500106 external hard drive:500 GB
USB connector
- FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive:USB
- STAA500106 external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive:2.0
- STAA500106 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive:Black
- STAA500106 external hard drive:Silver
Width
- FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive:89 mm
- STAA500106 external hard drive:83 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive:22 mm
- STAA500106 external hard drive:14 mm
Height
- FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive:120 mm
- STAA500106 external hard drive:111 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive:280 g
- STAA500106 external hard drive:150 g

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Comparison of STAA1000100, STAA500106
15 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAA1000100 external hard drive Model STAA1000100 View product	B Seagate STAA500106 external hard drive Model STAA500106 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	83 mm
DepthDiffers	22 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	150 g
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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