Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 vs Dynabook Canvio Advance

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 has 3 TB more HDD capacity than the Dynabook Canvio Advance (5 TB vs 2 TB). The Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 has 1.5 mm more width than the Dynabook Canvio Advance (79.5 mm vs 78 mm). The Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 has 10 mm more depth than the Dynabook Canvio Advance (119 mm vs 109 mm). Product colour: Black on the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2, Beige on the Dynabook Canvio Advance. Windows operating systems supported: Yes on the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2, Windows 10, Windows 8.1 on the Dynabook Canvio Advance.

HDD capacity
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:5 TB
- Canvio Advance:2 TB
Product colour
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:Black
- Canvio Advance:Beige
Windows operating systems supported
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:Yes
- Canvio Advance:Windows 10, Windows 8.1
Width
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:79.5 mm
- Canvio Advance:78 mm
Depth
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:119 mm
- Canvio Advance:109 mm
Height
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:21.5 mm
- Canvio Advance:19 mm
Weight
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:250 g
- Canvio Advance:217.5 g

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Comparison of 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2, Canvio Advance
29 specifications	A Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 View product	B Dynabook Canvio Advance View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	5 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Beige
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.9 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79.5 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	119 mm	109 mm
HeightDiffers	21.5 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	250 g	217.5 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to Micro-USB Type-B
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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