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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo 80GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD vs Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 3identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire has 420 GB more HDD capacity than the Buffalo 80GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD (500 GB vs 80 GB). The Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Buffalo 80GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire has 14.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the Buffalo 80GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD (17 W vs 2.5 W). Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 35% on the Buffalo 80GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD, 20 - 80% on the Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire. Weight: 191 g on the Buffalo 80GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HD, 1.27 kg on the Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire.

  • HDD capacity
    • 80 GB
    • 500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400 RPM
    • 7200 RPM
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 2.5 W
    • 17 W
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 5 - 35%
    • 20 - 80%
  • Width
    • 127 mm
    • 46 mm
  • Depth
    • 84 mm
    • 163 mm
  • Height
    • 20 mm
    • 200 mm
  • Weight
    • 191 g
    • 1.27 kg

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22 specifications
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80GB MiniStation™ TurboUSB Portable HDView product
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DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWireView product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one11 ms
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for oneYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB
USB versionKnown for one2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs2.5 W17 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 35%20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers127 mm46 mm
DepthDiffers84 mm163 mm
HeightDiffers20 mm200 mm
WeightDiffers191 g1.27 kg
Other features1 differ
InternalNoNo
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC100-240V; 50/60 Hz
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000, MacOS 9.0, Mac OS XWindows 98/ 2000/ ME/ XP MacOS 9, AMacOS X
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes

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