Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB vs Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB has 460 GB more HDD capacity than the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB (500 GB vs 40 GB). The Buffalo DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Buffalo DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB has 14.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB (17 W vs 2.5 W). Product colour: Black, Grey on the Buffalo DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB, Silver on the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB. Weight: 1.27 kg on the Buffalo DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB, 208.4 g on the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB.

HDD capacity
- DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB:500 GB
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:40 GB
HDD speed
- DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB:7200 RPM
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:5400 RPM
Product colour
- DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB:Black, Grey
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:Silver
Power consumption (typical)
- DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB:17 W
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:2.5 W
Width
- DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB:45 mm
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:82.8 mm
Depth
- DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB:200 mm
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:127 mm
Height
- DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB:163 mm
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:21.1 mm
Weight
- DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB:1.27 kg
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB:208.4 g

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Comparison of DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB, MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB
22 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation SATA USB 2.0 Hard Drive - 500GB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 40GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Silver
Power1 differ
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	17 W	2.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	45 mm	82.8 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	163 mm	21.1 mm
WeightDiffers	1.27 kg	208.4 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	No	No
Power requirementsDiffers	AC100-240V; 50/60 Hz	DC 5V
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	Windows ME/2000/XP
I/O portsDiffers	1x USB 1x Power	1x USB

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