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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 500GB MiniStation vs Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 2differ
  • 3identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 500 GB
    • 1 TB
  • Weight
    • 225 g
    • 1.4 kg

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32 specifications
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Buffalo

500GB MiniStationView product
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Buffalo

DriveStation Combo4 1.0TBView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB
USB versionKnown for one2.0
eSATAKnown for oneYes
FireWire 400Known for oneYes
FireWire 800Known for oneYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneSilver
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNo
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for oneNo
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one17 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one36 mm
DepthKnown for one127 mm
HeightKnown for one227 mm
WeightDiffers225 g1.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWired
Mac compatibilityYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Integrated USB cableKnown for oneYes
InternalKnown for oneNo
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000, MacOS 9.0.4+
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one131 x 83 x 22 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C

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