Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive vs Verbatim MediaShare external hard drive

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:3 TB
- MediaShare external hard drive:2 TB
Ethernet LAN
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:No
- MediaShare external hard drive:Yes
Product colour
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:Black
- MediaShare external hard drive:Silver
Bus powered
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:USB
- MediaShare external hard drive:No
Width
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:124 mm
- MediaShare external hard drive:178 mm
Depth
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:44 mm
- MediaShare external hard drive:178 mm
Height
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:158 mm
- MediaShare external hard drive:50 mm
Weight
- FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive:1.08 kg
- MediaShare external hard drive:1.73 kg

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Comparison of STAC3000201, MediaShare
32 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Desktop STAC3000201 external hard drive Model STAC3000201 View product	B Verbatim MediaShare external hard drive Model MediaShare View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	2 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	32 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 adapter	Yes	Yes
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	178 mm
DepthDiffers	44 mm	178 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	50 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	1.73 kg
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
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X	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
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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