Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 vs Seagate Astro Bot

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Astro Bot has 1.5 mm more width than the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 (81 mm vs 79.5 mm). The Seagate Astro Bot has 3.5 mm more depth than the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 (122.5 mm vs 119 mm). The Seagate Astro Bot has 16 g more weight than the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 (266 g vs 250 g). USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2, 2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Seagate Astro Bot. Product colour: Black on the Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2, White, Blue on the Seagate Astro Bot.

USB version
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Astro Bot:2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:Black
- Astro Bot:White, Blue
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:5 - 35 °C
- Astro Bot:10 - 60 °C
Width
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:79.5 mm
- Astro Bot:81 mm
Depth
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:119 mm
- Astro Bot:122.5 mm
Weight
- 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2:250 g
- Astro Bot:266 g

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Comparison of 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2, Astro Bot
32 specifications	A Buffalo 5TB MINISTATION USB 3.2 View product	B Seagate Astro Bot View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	5 TB	5 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 3.0/2.0
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White, Blue
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.72 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	79.5 mm	81 mm
DepthDiffers	119 mm	122.5 mm
Height	21.5 mm	21.5 mm
WeightDiffers	250 g	266 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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