Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive vs Seagate STAX500202 external hard drive

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

Key differences

HDD capacity
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:3 TB
- STAX500202 external hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:7200 RPM
- STAX500202 external hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:3.5"
- STAX500202 external hard drive:2.5"
USB connector
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:USB Type-A
- STAX500202 external hard drive:Micro-USB B
Bus powered
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:No
- STAX500202 external hard drive:USB
Width
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:124 mm
- STAX500202 external hard drive:80 mm
Depth
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:44 mm
- STAX500202 external hard drive:17.6 mm
Height
- STAC3000202 external hard drive:158 mm
- STAX500202 external hard drive:136.7 mm

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Comparison of STAC3000202, STAX500202
22 specifications	A Seagate STAC3000202 external hard drive Model STAC3000202 View product	B Seagate STAX500202 external hard drive Model STAX500202 View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
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 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 x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium
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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