Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA1500201 external hard drive vs Seagate Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive

18specifications compared
4differ
14identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drive buffer size
- FreeAgent Go STAA1500201 external hard drive:8 MB
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:16 MB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- FreeAgent Go STAA1500201 external hard drive:0
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity
- FreeAgent Go STAA1500201 external hard drive:1
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:0

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Comparison of STAA1500201, STAX1500200
29 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA1500201 external hard drive Model STAA1500201 View product	B Seagate Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive Model STAX1500200 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	89 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	22 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	280 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.6	Windows XP/Vista Mac x10.4.8+
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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