Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB vs Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB, 320 GB on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive. Weight: 5.9 kg on the Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB, 191 g on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive. Compatible operating systems: Windows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000 on the Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB, Windows XP, 2000, Me MacOS 9.0 + on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive. Dimensions (WxDxH): 165 x 203 x 240 mm on the Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB, 127 x 83.82 x 20.32 mm on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:1 TB
- MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive:320 GB
HDD speed
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:7200 RPM
- MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive:5400 RPM
Weight
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:5.9 kg
- MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive:191 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:165 x 203 x 240 mm
- MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive:127 x 83.82 x 20.32 mm

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Comparison of DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB, MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive
23 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	320 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	40 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5.9 kg	191 g
Other features2 differ
Disks included quantityKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC100-240V 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	1.5 Gbps (eSATA), 480 Mbps (USB 2.0), 12 Mbps (USB 1.1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000	Windows XP, 2000, Me MacOS 9.0 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	165 x 203 x 240 mm	127 x 83.82 x 20.32 mm
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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