Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Air vs Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Air

Comparison of 1TB MiniStation Air, 500GB MiniStation Air

30 specifications	A Buffalo 1TB MiniStation AirView product	B Buffalo 500GB MiniStation AirView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Grey, Silver	Grey, Silver
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	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 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
Mac operating systems supported	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 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Security algorithms	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 85%	10 - 85%
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	84 mm	84 mm
Depth	140 mm	140 mm
Height	18 mm	18 mm
Weight	255 g	255 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Warranty card	Yes	Yes
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 capacity	3020 mAh	3020 mAh
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired & Wireless	Wired & Wireless

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