Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB vs Verbatim USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:USB
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB:USB Type-A
USB version
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:2.0
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
eSATA
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB:No
FireWire 400
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB:No
FireWire 800
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Yes
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB:No
Product colour
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:Silver
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB:Black
Width
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:36 mm
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB:114 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB:127 mm
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB:202 mm

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Comparison of DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB, USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB
38 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 2.0TB View product	B Verbatim USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 2TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATADiffers	Yes	No
FireWire 400Differs	Yes	No
FireWire 800Differs	Yes	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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	114 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	202 mm
HeightDiffers	227 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 kg
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 x 198 x 78 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.1 + Linux kernel 2.6 +
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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