Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 3TB DriveStation Velocity vs Freecom XXS 3.0

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:3 TB
- XXS 3.0:500 GB
HDD size
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:3.5"
- XXS 3.0:2.5"
USB data transfer rates
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:480,5000 Mbit/s
- XXS 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:No
- XXS 3.0:USB
External power adapter
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:Yes
- XXS 3.0:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:5 - 35 °C
- XXS 3.0:10 - 35 °C
Width
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:39 mm
- XXS 3.0:109 mm
Depth
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:189 mm
- XXS 3.0:79 mm

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Comparison of 3TB DriveStation Velocity, XXS 3.0
48 specifications	A Buffalo 3TB DriveStation Velocity View product	B Freecom XXS 3.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rubber
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	Yes
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	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterDiffers	Yes	No
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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	39 mm	109 mm
DepthDiffers	189 mm	79 mm
HeightDiffers	123 mm	13 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	155 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MP3
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIVX, XVID
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium III AMD Duron 900MHz PowerPC G3/G4/G5 Power Book G3/G4 Intel Mac
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X v10.4.8
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	109 x 79 x 13 mm
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source

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