Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire vs Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:500 GB
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:80 GB
HDD speed
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:7200 RPM
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:5400 RPM
Product colour
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:Black
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:Silver
Power consumption (typical)
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:17 W
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:2.5 W
Width
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:46 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:82.8 mm
Depth
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:163 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:127 mm
Height
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:200 mm
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:21.1 mm
Weight
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:1.27 kg
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:208.4 g

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Comparison of DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire, MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB
22 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	80 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	17 W	2.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	46 mm	82.8 mm
DepthDiffers	163 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	21.1 mm
WeightDiffers	1.27 kg	208.4 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Power requirementsDiffers	AC100-240V; 50/60 Hz	DC 5V
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ 2000/ ME/ XP MacOS 9, AMacOS X	Windows ME/ 2000/ XP
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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