Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive vs Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive has 2 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive (3 TB vs 1 TB). The Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). USB connector: USB Type-A on the Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive, Micro-USB B on the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive. Bus powered: No on the Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive, USB on the Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive.

HDD capacity
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:3 TB
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:1 TB
HDD speed
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:7200 RPM
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:3.5"
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:2.5"
USB connector
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:USB Type-A
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:Micro-USB B
Bus powered
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:No
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:USB
Width
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:124 mm
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:80 mm
Depth
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:44 mm
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:17.6 mm
Height
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:158 mm
- STAX1000202 external hard drive:136.7 mm

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Comparison of STAC3000202, STAX1000202
22 specifications	A Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive Model STAC3000202 View product	B Seagate STAX1000202 external hard drive Model STAX1000202 View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windo
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	44 mm	17.6 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	136.7 mm
WeightDiffers	1.08 kg	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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