Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive vs Verbatim MediaShare external hard drive

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:500 GB
- MediaShare external hard drive:2 TB
Ethernet LAN
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:No
- MediaShare external hard drive:Yes
Product colour
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:Black
- MediaShare external hard drive:Silver
Bus powered
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:USB
- MediaShare external hard drive:No
Width
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:89 mm
- MediaShare external hard drive:178 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:22 mm
- MediaShare external hard drive:178 mm
Height
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:120 mm
- MediaShare external hard drive:50 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive:280 g
- MediaShare external hard drive:1.73 kg

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Comparison of STAA500205, MediaShare
35 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500205 external hard drive Model STAA500205 View product	B Verbatim MediaShare external hard drive Model MediaShare View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
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
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	178 mm
DepthDiffers	22 mm	178 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	50 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	1.73 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
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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