Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB vs Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:2 TB
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Silver
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:Black
Bus powered
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:No
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:USB
Power consumption (typical)
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:17 W
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:2.5 W
Width
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:36 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:81 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:127 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:130 mm
Height
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:227 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:16 mm
Weight
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:1.4 kg
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:190 g

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Comparison of DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB, MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB
33 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
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
Power2 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)Differs	17 W	2.5 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	36 mm	81 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	227 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	190 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 (32/64bit), Windows Vista (32/64bit), Windows 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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