Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 3TB DriveStation Velocity vs Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Extreme

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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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