Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB vs Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB has 15 W more power consumption (typical) than the Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB (40 W vs 25 W). The Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB has 5 - 35 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB (5 - 35 °C vs 0 - 35 °C). The Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB has 4.63 kg more weight than the Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB (5.9 kg vs 1.27 kg). Product colour: Black, Grey on the Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB, Black on the Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB. Power requirements: AC 100 - 240V, 50/60 Hz on the Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB, AC100-240V 50/60 Hz on the Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB.

Product colour
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB:Black, Grey
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:Black
Power consumption (typical)
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB:25 W
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:40 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB:5 - 35 °C
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:0 - 35 °C
Weight
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB:1.27 kg
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:5.9 kg
Power requirements
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB:AC 100 - 240V, 50/60 Hz
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:AC100-240V 50/60 Hz
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB:46 x 200 x 163 mm
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:165 x 203 x 240 mm

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Comparison of DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB, DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB
22 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 1TB View product	B Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	25 W	40 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	0 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.27 kg	5.9 kg
Other features3 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	12 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 100 - 240V, 50/60 Hz	AC100-240V 50/60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Windows 2000/XP/Vista - MAC OS 10.3	Windows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	46 x 200 x 163 mm	165 x 203 x 240 mm
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbps (eSATA), 480 Mbps (USB 2.0), 12 Mbps (USB 1.1)

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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