Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 320GB vs Iomega 500GB Home Network HD

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 320GB:320 GB
- 500GB Home Network HD:500 GB
Interface
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 320GB:Serial ATA
- 500GB Home Network HD:Serial ATA II
Product colour
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 320GB:Black, Grey
- 500GB Home Network HD:Silver

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Comparison of DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 320GB, 500GB Home Network HD
29 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 320GB View product	B Iomega 500GB Home Network HD View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 300Mhz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Ethernet
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Windows 2000/XP/Vista - MAC OS 10.3	-Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional; XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64; Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate -Mac OS X 10.2.7 + -Linux: Redhat 9, Mandrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, FedoraCore 3
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 100 - 240V, 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	46 x 201 x 162 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Secure Lock Ware - Memeo	Unknown — not stated by the source

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