Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 320GB

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB:1 TB
- FireStorm V2, 320GB:320 GB
HDD speed
- DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB:7200 RPM
- FireStorm V2, 320GB:5400 RPM
Bus powered
- DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB:No
- FireStorm V2, 320GB:USB
Weight
- DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB:1.4 kg
- FireStorm V2, 320GB:208 g

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Comparison of DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB, FireStorm V2, 320GB
30 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 1.0TB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 320GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	320 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	36 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	127 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	227 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	208 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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