Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo vs Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:500 GB
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:40 GB
Power consumption (typical)
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:17 W
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:2.5 W
Width
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:46 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:82.8 mm
Depth
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:163 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:127 mm
Height
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:200 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:21.1 mm
Weight
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:1.27 kg
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:208.4 g
Mac compatibility
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:Yes
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:No
Power requirements
- 500GB DriveStation™ Combo:AC100-240V 50/60 Hz
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:DC 5V

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Comparison of 500GB DriveStation™ Combo, MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB
22 specifications	A Buffalo 500GB DriveStation™ Combo View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 40GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	40 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 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
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 temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
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 features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Power requirementsDiffers	AC100-240V 50/60 Hz	DC 5V
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	WindowsXP, Windows2000, WindowsMe, Windows98SE, Mac OS X	Windows ME/ 2000/ XP
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	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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