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Seagate FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi vs Seagate Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:3 TB
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:1.5 TB
HDD speed
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:7200 RPM
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:3.5"
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:2.5"
Ethernet LAN
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:Yes
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:No
Bus powered
- FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi:No
- Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive:USB

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Comparison of STAM3000200, STAX1500200
29 specifications	A Seagate FreeAgent Go STAM3000200 external hard drive Wi-Fi Model STAM3000200 View product	B Seagate Expansion STAX1500200 external hard drive Model STAX1500200 View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	171 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1.28 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac X 10.4.9	Windows XP/Vista Mac x10.4.8+
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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