Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA HC300 Eco vs Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2

15specifications compared
9differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 has 4 TB more HDD capacity than the ADATA HC300 Eco (5 TB vs 1 TB). The ADATA HC300 Eco has 46.2 mm more width than the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 (125.7 mm vs 79.5 mm). The Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 has 38.5 mm more depth than the ADATA HC300 Eco (119 mm vs 80.5 mm). USB data transfer rates: 5000 Mbit/s on the ADATA HC300 Eco, 480,5000 Mbit/s on the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2. Product colour: Green on the ADATA HC300 Eco, Black on the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2.

HDD capacity
- HC300 Eco:1 TB
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:5 TB
USB data transfer rates
- HC300 Eco:5000 Mbit/s
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- HC300 Eco:Green
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:Black
Width
- HC300 Eco:125.7 mm
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:79.5 mm
Depth
- HC300 Eco:80.5 mm
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:119 mm
Height
- HC300 Eco:10.3 mm
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:21.5 mm
Weight
- HC300 Eco:133 g
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:250 g

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Comparison of HC300 Eco, 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2
27 specifications	A ADATA HC300 Eco View product	B Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	5 TB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black
Housing material	Plastic	Plastic
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 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 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Shock resistant
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	125.7 mm	79.5 mm
DepthDiffers	80.5 mm	119 mm
HeightDiffers	10.3 mm	21.5 mm
WeightDiffers	133 g	250 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, EAC, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, UKCA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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