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Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Extreme vs Samsung HXMU032DA external hard drive

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:1 TB
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:320 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:5000 Mbit/s
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:5000 Mbit/s
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:Silver
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:Brown
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:5 - 35 °C
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:5 - 40 °C
Width
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:89 mm
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:128 mm
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:111 mm
Height
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:18 mm
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:17.5 mm

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Comparison of 1TB MiniStation Extreme, HXMU032DA
29 specifications	A Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Extreme View product	B Samsung HXMU032DA external hard drive Model HXMU032DA View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	320 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Brown
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 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 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	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	128 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	230 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown 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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