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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB vs Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 5identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB has 14.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB (17 W vs 2.5 W). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB, 500 GB on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB. Product colour: Silver on the Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB, Black on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB. Bus powered: No on the Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB, USB on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB.

  • HDD capacity
    • 1 TB
    • 500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 7200 RPM
    • 5400 RPM
  • Product colour
    • Silver
    • Black
  • Bus powered
    • No
    • USB
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 17 W
    • 2.5 W
  • Weight
    • 1.4 kg
    • 190 g

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32 specifications
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Buffalo

DriveStation Combo4 1.0TBView product
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Buffalo

MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GBView product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB
USB versionKnown for one2.0
eSATAKnown for oneYes
FireWire 400Known for oneYes
FireWire 800Known for oneYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNo
Power2 differ
Bus poweredDiffersNoUSB
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs17 W2.5 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one36 mm
DepthKnown for one127 mm
HeightKnown for one227 mm
WeightDiffers1.4 kg190 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWired
InternalKnown for oneNo
USB requiredKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP/2000/Vista + Mac OS X +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one127 x 84 x 20 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C

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