Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 3TB DriveStation Velocity vs Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Extreme

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:3 TB
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:500 GB
USB data transfer rates
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:480,5000 Mbit/s
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:No
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:USB
Width
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:39 mm
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:89 mm
Depth
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:189 mm
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:128 mm
Height
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:123 mm
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:18 mm
Weight
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:950 g
- 500GB MiniStation Extreme:230 g

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Comparison of 3TB DriveStation Velocity, 500GB MiniStation Extreme
28 specifications	A Buffalo 3TB DriveStation Velocity View product	B Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Extreme View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 supportedDiffers	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 10.0 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
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	256-bit AES	256-bit AES
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	18 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	39 mm	89 mm
DepthDiffers	189 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	123 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	230 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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