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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Axis vs iStorage 500GB HDD USB3.0

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 6identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 4 TB
    • 500 GB
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • Serial ATA II
  • USB data transfer rates
    • 480,5000 Mbit/s
    • 5000 Mbit/s

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47 specifications
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Buffalo

DriveStation AxisView product
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iStorage

500GB HDD USB3.0View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers4 TB500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
TypeHDDHDD
Read speedKnown for one100 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one70 MB/s
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one8 MB
RAID supportKnown for oneNo
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one3000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers480,5000 Mbit/s5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNo
eSATAKnown for oneNo
FireWire 400Known for oneNo
FireWire 800Known for oneNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one3 Gbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for onePower
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE, FIPS 197
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Bus poweredNoNo
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one24 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one140 mm
DepthKnown for one86 mm
HeightKnown for one20 mm
WeightKnown for one290 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedUSBUSB
User guideKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
DC-in jackYesYes
FireWire requiredKnown for oneNo
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity11
USB requiredKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one0
Depth (imperial)Known for one19.1 cm (7.5")
Height (imperial)Known for one12.2 cm (4.8")
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one41 - 95 °F
Width (imperial)Known for one3.81 cm (1.5")
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit), WindowsXP, Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.7
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C

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