Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 250GB MiniStation vs Buffalo DriveStation™ HD-HXU3

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB MiniStation:250 GB
- DriveStation™ HD-HXU3:1 TB
Product colour
- 250GB MiniStation:White
- DriveStation™ HD-HXU3:Black

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Comparison of 250GB MiniStation, DriveStation™ HD-HXU3
23 specifications	A Buffalo 250GB MiniStation View product	B Buffalo DriveStation™ HD-HXU3 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	241 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface typeKnown for one	USB 2.0 / 1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win Vista, XP, 2000 Mac 10.4 +	Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Vista (32/64-bit), XP Mac OS X 10.4
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	134.6 x 91.4 x 20.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 MB/s
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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