Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 4.0TB DriveStation vs Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4.0TB DriveStation:4 TB
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:1 TB
Product colour
- 4.0TB DriveStation:Black
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:White
Bus powered
- 4.0TB DriveStation:No
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:USB
Width
- 4.0TB DriveStation:38.7 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:80.5 mm
Depth
- 4.0TB DriveStation:189 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:130 mm
Height
- 4.0TB DriveStation:122.6 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:22.5 mm
Weight
- 4.0TB DriveStation:950 g
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:260 g

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Comparison of 4.0TB DriveStation, MiniStation Thunderbolt
23 specifications	A Buffalo 4.0TB DriveStation View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	1 TB
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12 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	38.7 mm	80.5 mm
DepthDiffers	189 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	122.6 mm	22.5 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	260 g
Other features1 differ
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC100-240V 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mb/s, 5 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows7 (32bit, 64bit), Windows Vista(32bit, 64bit), Windows XP Mac OS 10.4	Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6 +, Windows 7 (64-bit/32-bit) / Vista (64-bit/32-bit) / XP(32-bit)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80.5 x 130 x 22.5 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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