Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 2TB MiniStation vs Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB MiniStation:2 TB
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 2TB MiniStation:5000 Mbit/s
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:10000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates
- 2TB MiniStation:480,5000 Mbit/s
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 2TB MiniStation:Black
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Silver, White
Bus powered
- 2TB MiniStation:USB
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:No
Width
- 2TB MiniStation:77 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:80.5 mm
Depth
- 2TB MiniStation:114 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:130 mm
Height
- 2TB MiniStation:19.5 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:22.5 mm

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Comparison of 2TB MiniStation, MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB
30 specifications	A Buffalo 2TB MiniStation View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver, White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	77 mm	80.5 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	22.5 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	260 g
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown 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
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Thunderbolt, USB

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