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Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Extreme vs Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Extreme

19specifications compared
2differ
17identical
0known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:1 TB
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:500 GB
Product colour
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:Silver
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:Black

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Comparison of 1TB MiniStation Extreme, 500GB MiniStation Extreme
19 specifications	A Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Extreme View product	B Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Extreme View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Windows operating systems supported	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	256-bit AES	256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	89 mm	89 mm
Depth	128 mm	128 mm
Height	18 mm	18 mm
Weight	230 g	230 g
Other featuresidentical
Integrated USB cable	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes

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