Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Extreme vs Seagate Expansion external hard drive

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:Silver
- Expansion external hard drive:Black
Width
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:89 mm
- Expansion external hard drive:125.9 mm
Depth
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:128 mm
- Expansion external hard drive:207.8 mm
Height
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:18 mm
- Expansion external hard drive:39.8 mm
Weight
- 1TB MiniStation Extreme:230 g
- Expansion external hard drive:1 kg

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Comparison of 1TB MiniStation Extreme, Expansion
23 specifications	A Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Extreme View product	B Seagate Expansion external hard drive Model Expansion View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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)
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 supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	125.9 mm
DepthDiffers	128 mm	207.8 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	39.8 mm
WeightDiffers	230 g	1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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