Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 250GB DriveStation™ Combo vs Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB DriveStation™ Combo:250 GB
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:160 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB DriveStation™ Combo:7200 RPM
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:5400 RPM
Product colour
- 250GB DriveStation™ Combo:Black, Silver
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:Silver
Power consumption (typical)
- 250GB DriveStation™ Combo:17 W
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:2.5 W
Width
- 250GB DriveStation™ Combo:46 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:82.8 mm
Depth
- 250GB DriveStation™ Combo:163 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:127 mm
Height
- 250GB DriveStation™ Combo:200 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:21.1 mm
Weight
- 250GB DriveStation™ Combo:1.27 kg
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:208.4 g

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Comparison of 250GB DriveStation™ Combo, MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB
24 specifications	A Buffalo 250GB DriveStation™ Combo View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	17 W	2.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	46 mm	82.8 mm
DepthDiffers	163 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	21.1 mm
WeightDiffers	1.27 kg	208.4 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Power requirementsDiffers	AC100-240V, 50/60 Hz	DC 5V
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98SE Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows ME/ 2000/ XP

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