Buffalo 500GB MiniStation vs Iomega 1TB USB 2.0

Comparison of 500GB MiniStation, 1TB USB 2.0

23 specifications	A Buffalo 500GB MiniStationView product	B Iomega 1TB USB 2.0View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
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
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Red
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	205.7 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	41.9 mm
WeightDiffers	225 g	1.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000, MacOS 9.0.4+	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	131 x 83 x 22 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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