Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Plus vs Iomega Prestige 3TB

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB MiniStation Plus:1 TB
- Prestige 3TB:3 TB
USB data transfer rates
- 1TB MiniStation Plus:480,5000 Mbit/s
- Prestige 3TB:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- 1TB MiniStation Plus:USB
- Prestige 3TB:No
Width
- 1TB MiniStation Plus:82 mm
- Prestige 3TB:128 mm
Depth
- 1TB MiniStation Plus:118 mm
- Prestige 3TB:188.2 mm
Height
- 1TB MiniStation Plus:16 mm
- Prestige 3TB:31.5 mm
Weight
- 1TB MiniStation Plus:227 g
- Prestige 3TB:1.01 kg

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Comparison of 1TB MiniStation Plus, Prestige 3TB
27 specifications	A Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Plus View product	B Iomega Prestige 3TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	3 TB
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ho	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	3.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	118 mm	188.2 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	31.5 mm
WeightDiffers	227 g	1.01 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Trend Micro Internet Security Iomega QuikProtect MozyHome Online Backup service (2GB Free)
Other featuresidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / Windows Vista / XP Home / XP Professional / Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6

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