Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation AV, 2TB vs Buffalo HD-PV640U2/BK-EU external hard drive

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation AV, 2TB:2 TB
- HD-PV640U2/BK-EU external hard drive:640 GB
Bus powered
- DriveStation AV, 2TB:No
- HD-PV640U2/BK-EU external hard drive:USB
Width
- DriveStation AV, 2TB:174 mm
- HD-PV640U2/BK-EU external hard drive:81 mm
Depth
- DriveStation AV, 2TB:158 mm
- HD-PV640U2/BK-EU external hard drive:16 mm
Height
- DriveStation AV, 2TB:45 mm
- HD-PV640U2/BK-EU external hard drive:130 mm
Weight
- DriveStation AV, 2TB:1.4 kg
- HD-PV640U2/BK-EU external hard drive:190 g

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Comparison of DriveStation AV, 2TB, HD-PV640U2/BK-EU
29 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation AV, 2TB View product	B Buffalo HD-PV640U2/BK-EU external hard drive Model HD-PV640U2/BK-EU View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	640 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	174 mm	81 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	16 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	190 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 100-240V@50-60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 7/Windows Vista/Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.4	Windows 7 (32/64-Bit), Windows Vista (32/64-Bit), Windows XP, Windows 2000, Mac OS x 10.4
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	175.3 x 157.5 x 45.7 mm (6.9 x 6.2 x 1.8")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	1.59 kg (3.5 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x USB, Type B	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s

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