Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Air vs Buffalo 2TB DriveStation

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB MiniStation Air:1 TB
- 2TB DriveStation:2 TB
USB connector
- 1TB MiniStation Air:USB Type-A
- 2TB DriveStation:Micro-USB B
Wi-Fi
- 1TB MiniStation Air:Yes
- 2TB DriveStation:No
Product colour
- 1TB MiniStation Air:Grey, Silver
- 2TB DriveStation:Black
LED indicators
- 1TB MiniStation Air:Yes
- 2TB DriveStation:Power
Bus powered
- 1TB MiniStation Air:USB
- 2TB DriveStation:No
Width
- 1TB MiniStation Air:84 mm
- 2TB DriveStation:39 mm
Depth
- 1TB MiniStation Air:140 mm
- 2TB DriveStation:187 mm

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Comparison of 1TB MiniStation Air, 2TB DriveStation
40 specifications	A Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Air View product	B Buffalo 2TB DriveStation View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	Micro-USB B
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, Silver	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Power
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Built-in batteryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	84 mm	39 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	187 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	921 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	200 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	70 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	570 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	3020 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wired

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