Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA DashDrive HD710 2TB vs Buffalo BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:Micro-USB B
- BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
- BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:Blue
- BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable:Black
Password protection
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:No
- BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:5 - 50 °C
- BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable:5 - 35 °C
Width
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:99 mm
- BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable:128 mm
Depth
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:132 mm
- BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable:86 mm
Height
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:22 mm
- BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable:18 mm

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Comparison of DashDrive HD710 2TB, BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable
33 specifications	A ADATA DashDrive HD710 2TB View product	B Buffalo BMiniStation Extreme US 3.0 Portable View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	109.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	107.2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium, Rubber	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security2 differ
Protection featuresDiffers	Shock resistant, Water resistant	Shock resistant
Password protectionDiffers	No	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	99 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	132 mm	86 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	220 g	230 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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