Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:500 GB
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:3 TB
HDD speed
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:7200 RPM
HDD size
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:2.5"
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:8 MB
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:32 MB
Width
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:89 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:124 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:22 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:44 mm
Height
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:120 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:158 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:280 g
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:1.08 kg

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Comparison of STAA500205, STAC3000201
27 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive Model STAA500205 View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive Model STAC3000201 View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	3 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	22 mm	44 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	1.08 kg
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
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB cable	USB	USB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.6	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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