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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Air vs Origin Storage 1TB USB 3.0

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 6identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Wi-Fi
    • Yes
    • No
  • Product colour
    • Grey, Silver
    • Black, Blue, White
  • Width
    • 84 mm
    • 80 mm
  • Depth
    • 140 mm
    • 23 mm
  • Height
    • 18 mm
    • 120 mm
  • Weight
    • 255 g
    • 300 g
  • Connectivity technology
    • Wired & Wireless
    • Wired

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41 specifications
A

Buffalo

1TB MiniStation AirView product
B

Origin Storage

1TB USB 3.0View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity1 TB1 TB
TypeKnown for oneHDD
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
Read speedKnown for one100 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one100 MB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate5000 Mbit/s5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorUSB Type-AUSB Type-A
USB version3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNo
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersGrey, SilverBlack, Blue, White
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 supportedKnown for oneMac 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
Housing materialKnown for oneMetal, Rubber
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerNoNo
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2
PIN-secured accessKnown for oneYes
Password protectionKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredUSBUSB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 85%
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers84 mm80 mm
DepthDiffers140 mm23 mm
HeightDiffers18 mm120 mm
WeightDiffers255 g300 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB
User guideKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Package widthKnown for one200 mm
Package depthKnown for one170 mm
Package heightKnown for one70 mm
Package weightKnown for one570 g
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one3020 mAh
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffersWired & WirelessWired
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Form factorKnown for oneExternal

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