Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB vs Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:2 TB
- eGo Compact, 1TB:1 TB
FireWire 400
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- eGo Compact, 1TB:No
FireWire 800
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- eGo Compact, 1TB:No
Bus powered
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:No
- eGo Compact, 1TB:USB
Width
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:36 mm
- eGo Compact, 1TB:124.5 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:127 mm
- eGo Compact, 1TB:83.8 mm
Height
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:227 mm
- eGo Compact, 1TB:17.8 mm
Weight
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:1.4 kg
- eGo Compact, 1TB:163 g

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Comparison of DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB, eGo Compact, 1TB
36 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB View product	B Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Differs	Yes	No
FireWire 800Differs	Yes	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
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
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	124.5 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	83.8 mm
HeightDiffers	227 mm	17.8 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	163 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
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC G3, Intel Core Duo 300 MHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0/Firefox 1.0/Apple Safari 1.0
Protective rubber jacketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/Windows 7/2000/2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional, Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6 +

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