Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA1000201 external hard drive vs Seagate FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Go STAA1000201 external hard drive:1 TB
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- FreeAgent Go STAA1000201 external hard drive:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:7200 RPM
Width
- FreeAgent Go STAA1000201 external hard drive:89 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent Go STAA1000201 external hard drive:22 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:112 mm
Height
- FreeAgent Go STAA1000201 external hard drive:120 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:14 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent Go STAA1000201 external hard drive:280 g
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:160 g

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Comparison of STAA1000201, STAD500202
31 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA1000201 external hard drive Model STAA1000201 View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive Model STAD500202 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	22 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	14 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	200 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	230 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	90 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.36 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.6	Windows XP/Vista/7 Mac X 10.4.9+
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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