Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 1.0TB DriveStation vs Seagate 1TB GoFlex for Mac

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- 1.0TB DriveStation:Black
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac:Silver
Width
- 1.0TB DriveStation:38.7 mm
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac:89 mm
Depth
- 1.0TB DriveStation:189 mm
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac:22 mm
Height
- 1.0TB DriveStation:122.6 mm
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac:120 mm
Weight
- 1.0TB DriveStation:950 g
- 1TB GoFlex for Mac:280 g

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Comparison of 1.0TB DriveStation, 1TB GoFlex for Mac
34 specifications	A Buffalo 1.0TB DriveStation View product	B Seagate 1TB GoFlex for Mac View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ho
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	38.7 mm	89 mm
DepthDiffers	189 mm	22 mm
HeightDiffers	122.6 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	280 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire, USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC100-240V 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mb/s, 5 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows7 (32bit, 64bit), Windows Vista(32bit, 64bit), Windows XP Mac OS 10.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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