Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire vs Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:500 GB
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:2 TB
Width
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:46 mm
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:150 mm
Depth
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:163 mm
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:285 mm
Height
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:200 mm
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:205 mm
Weight
- DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire:1.27 kg
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:8.44 kg

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Comparison of DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire, 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0
27 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation 500GB Combo USB FireWire View product	B Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 MB/s
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 0+1, 5
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	46 mm	150 mm
DepthDiffers	163 mm	285 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	205 mm
WeightDiffers	1.27 kg	8.44 kg
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II / G3
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/Netscape 6.1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ 2000/ ME/ XP MacOS 9, AMacOS X	Microsoft Windows 2000P / XP Home / XPP/ Vista Mac OS X 10.2.8 +
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC100-240V; 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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