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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 160GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD vs Iomega 1.5TB UltraMax Pro Desktop

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 4identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Iomega 1.5TB UltraMax Pro Desktop has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Buffalo 160GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Iomega 1.5TB UltraMax Pro Desktop has 320 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Buffalo 160GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD (800 Mbit/s vs 480 Mbit/s). HDD capacity: 160 GB on the Buffalo 160GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD, 1.5 TB on the Iomega 1.5TB UltraMax Pro Desktop.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160 GB
    • 1.5 TB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400 RPM
    • 7200 RPM
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • 480 Mbit/s
    • 800 Mbit/s

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26 specifications
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Buffalo

160GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HDView product
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Iomega

1.5TB UltraMax Pro DesktopView product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one8 MB
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers480 Mbit/s800 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for oneYes
FireWire 800Known for oneYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB
USB versionKnown for one2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneSilver
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one256 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one200 MB
USB requiredKnown for oneYes
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one200 x 161.9 x 155.6 mm (7.88 x 6.38 x 6.12")
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000, MacOS 9.0, Mac OS X
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one2.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 35%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one127 mm
DepthKnown for one84 mm
HeightKnown for one20 mm
WeightKnown for one191 g

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