Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Seagate BarraCuda Fast vs Seagate FireCuda Thunderbolt technology

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- BarraCuda Fast:500 GB
- FireCuda Thunderbolt technology:1 TB
NVMe
- BarraCuda Fast:No
- FireCuda Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Thunderbolt technology
- BarraCuda Fast:No
- FireCuda Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Width
- BarraCuda Fast:79 mm
- FireCuda Thunderbolt technology:52.5 mm
Depth
- BarraCuda Fast:93.5 mm
- FireCuda Thunderbolt technology:104.4 mm
Height
- BarraCuda Fast:9.1 mm
- FireCuda Thunderbolt technology:10 mm
Weight
- BarraCuda Fast:140 g
- FireCuda Thunderbolt technology:100 g

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Comparison of BarraCuda Fast, FireCuda
33 specifications	A Seagate BarraCuda Fast View product	B Seagate FireCuda Thunderbolt technology Model FireCuda View product
Solid state drive2 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
NVMeDiffers	No	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Wi-Fi	No	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	52.5 mm
DepthDiffers	93.5 mm	104.4 mm
HeightDiffers	9.1 mm	10 mm
WeightDiffers	140 g	100 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package width	104.5 mm	104.5 mm
Package depth	147 mm	147 mm
Package height	32.5 mm	32.5 mm
Package weight	200 g	200 g
Package type	Box	Box
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A	USB Type-C
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717070
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	133 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	106 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	173 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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