Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB vs Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:2 TB
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:7200 RPM
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:5400 RPM
FireWire 400
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:No
FireWire 800
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:No
Product colour
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Silver
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:Black
Bus powered
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:No
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:USB
Width
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:36 mm
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:83 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:127 mm
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:14 mm

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Comparison of DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB, FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB
34 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
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"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
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
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	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
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	83 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	227 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	150 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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.6

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