Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 3TB DriveStation Velocity vs Samsung HXMU032DA external hard drive

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:3 TB
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:320 GB
HDD size
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:3.5"
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:2.5"
Maximum data transfer rate
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:5000 Mbit/s
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:480,5000 Mbit/s
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:Black
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:Brown
Bus powered
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:No
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:USB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:5 - 35 °C
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:5 - 40 °C
Width
- 3TB DriveStation Velocity:39 mm
- HXMU032DA external hard drive:82 mm

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Comparison of 3TB DriveStation Velocity, HXMU032DA
34 specifications	A Buffalo 3TB DriveStation Velocity View product	B Samsung HXMU032DA external hard drive Model HXMU032DA View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	320 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Brown
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 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	39 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	189 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	123 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
DC-in jackKnown 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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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