Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB vs Buffalo MiniStation 1TB

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:2 TB
- MiniStation 1TB:1 TB
Product colour
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Silver
- MiniStation 1TB:Black
Bus powered
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:No
- MiniStation 1TB:USB
Width
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:36 mm
- MiniStation 1TB:90 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:127 mm
- MiniStation 1TB:134 mm
Height
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:227 mm
- MiniStation 1TB:20 mm
Weight
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:1.4 kg
- MiniStation 1TB:240 g

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Comparison of DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB, MiniStation 1TB
31 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	36 mm	90 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	134 mm
HeightDiffers	227 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	240 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP MAC OS X 10.4 +
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%

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