Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo vs Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo has 14.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB (17 W vs 2.5 W). The Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB has 36.8 mm more width than the Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo (82.8 mm vs 46 mm). Only the Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo has mac compatibility. Weight: 1.27 kg on the Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo, 208.4 g on the Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB.

HDD capacity
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:500 GB
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:160 GB
Power consumption (typical)
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:17 W
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:2.5 W
Width
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:46 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:82.8 mm
Depth
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:163 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:127 mm
Height
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:200 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:21.1 mm
Weight
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:1.27 kg
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:208.4 g
Mac compatibility
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:Yes
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:No
Power requirements
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:AC100-240V 50/60 Hz
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB:DC 5V

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Comparison of 500GB DriveStation™ Combo, MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB
23 specifications	A Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 160GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	17 W	2.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	46 mm	82.8 mm
DepthDiffers	163 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	21.1 mm
WeightDiffers	1.27 kg	208.4 g
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows ME/ 2000/ XP
Power requirementsDiffers	AC100-240V 50/60 Hz	DC 5V
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	WindowsXP, Windows2000, WindowsMe, Windows98SE, Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x USB, 2 x IEEE1394	Unknown — not stated by the source

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