Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 80GB

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:1 TB
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:80 GB
HDD speed
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:7200 RPM
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:5400 RPM
Product colour
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:Black
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:Silver
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:0 - 35 °C
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:0 - 70 °C
Weight
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:5.9 kg
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:208 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB:165 x 203 x 240 mm
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:145 x 76 x 12 mm

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Comparison of DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB, FireStorm V2, 80GB
35 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Quattro™ TurboUSB 1TB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 80GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	80 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE RoHS
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	40 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 35 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5.9 kg	208 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other features2 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 Mbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	165 x 203 x 240 mm	145 x 76 x 12 mm
Disks included quantityKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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