Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 4.0TB DriveStation vs Seagate S2 external hard drive

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4.0TB DriveStation:4 TB
- S2 external hard drive:500 GB
Bus powered
- 4.0TB DriveStation:No
- S2 external hard drive:USB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4.0TB DriveStation:5 - 35 °C
- S2 external hard drive:0 - 50 °C
Width
- 4.0TB DriveStation:38.7 mm
- S2 external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- 4.0TB DriveStation:189 mm
- S2 external hard drive:112 mm
Height
- 4.0TB DriveStation:122.6 mm
- S2 external hard drive:17.5 mm
Weight
- 4.0TB DriveStation:950 g
- S2 external hard drive:150 g

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Comparison of 4.0TB DriveStation, S2
29 specifications	A Buffalo 4.0TB DriveStation View product	B Seagate S2 external hard drive Model S2 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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 ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	38.7 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	189 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	122.6 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SafetyKey
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows7 (32bit, 64bit), Windows Vista(32bit, 64bit), Windows XP Mac OS 10.4	Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X 10.4.8
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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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