Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive vs Seagate FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive:500 GB
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:3 TB
HDD speed
- FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:7200 RPM
HDD size
- FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive:2.5"
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive:8 MB
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:16 MB
Ethernet LAN
- FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive:No
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:Yes
Product colour
- FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive:Red
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:Black
Bus powered
- FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive:USB
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:No
Width
- FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive:89 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:80 mm

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Comparison of STAA500208, STAM3000200
30 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500208 external hard drive Model STAA500208 View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi Model STAM3000200 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	16 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	22 mm	135 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	171 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	1.28 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 features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 7/Vista/XP Mac X 10.4.9
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet

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