Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Extreme vs Buffalo MiniStation 1.5TB

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:1 TB
- MiniStation 1.5TB:1.5 TB
USB data transfer rates
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:5000 Mbit/s
- MiniStation 1.5TB:12,480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:Silver
- MiniStation 1.5TB:Black
Width
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:89 mm
- MiniStation 1.5TB:77 mm
Depth
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:128 mm
- MiniStation 1.5TB:19.5 mm
Height
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:18 mm
- MiniStation 1.5TB:114 mm
Weight
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:230 g
- MiniStation 1.5TB:255 g

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Comparison of 1TB MiniStation Extreme, MiniStation 1.5TB
25 specifications	A Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Extreme View product	B Buffalo MiniStation 1.5TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.5 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	12,480,5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	77 mm
DepthDiffers	128 mm	19.5 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	114 mm
WeightDiffers	230 g	255 g
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source

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