Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB vs Iomega Ego Skin 500 GB

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:2 TB
- Ego Skin 500 GB:500 GB
FireWire 400
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- Ego Skin 500 GB:No
FireWire 800
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- Ego Skin 500 GB:No
Product colour
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Silver
- Ego Skin 500 GB:Red
Width
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:36 mm
- Ego Skin 500 GB:124 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:127 mm
- Ego Skin 500 GB:1.75 mm
Height
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:227 mm
- Ego Skin 500 GB:85 mm
Weight
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:1.4 kg
- Ego Skin 500 GB:164 g

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Comparison of DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB, Ego Skin 500 GB
32 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB View product	B Iomega Ego Skin 500 GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Differs	Yes	No
FireWire 800Differs	Yes	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Red
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
Poweridentical
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 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	1.75 mm
HeightDiffers	227 mm	85 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	164 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac PowerPC G3/Intel Core Duo 300 MHz/USB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/7/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6+

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