Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Air vs Buffalo Ministation Safe, 2TB

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB MiniStation Air:500 GB
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:2 TB
Product colour
- 500GB MiniStation Air:Grey, Silver
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 500GB MiniStation Air:0 - 40 °C
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 500GB MiniStation Air:10 - 85%
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:20 - 80%
Width
- 500GB MiniStation Air:84 mm
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:79.5 mm
Depth
- 500GB MiniStation Air:140 mm
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:21.5 mm
Height
- 500GB MiniStation Air:18 mm
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:115 mm
Weight
- 500GB MiniStation Air:255 g
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:240 g

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Comparison of 500GB MiniStation Air, Ministation Safe, 2TB
30 specifications	A Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Air View product	B Buffalo Ministation Safe, 2TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, Silver	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Shock resistant
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	20 - 80%
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	84 mm	79.5 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	21.5 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	115 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	240 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty card	Yes	Yes
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	3020 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wired

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