Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation TurboUSB w/ Power Saving Mode, 500GB vs Smartdisk PhotoBank external hard drive

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation TurboUSB w/ Power Saving Mode, 500GB:500 GB
- PhotoBank external hard drive:40 GB
Product colour
- DriveStation TurboUSB w/ Power Saving Mode, 500GB:Black
- PhotoBank external hard drive:Silver
Weight
- DriveStation TurboUSB w/ Power Saving Mode, 500GB:1 kg
- PhotoBank external hard drive:262 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DriveStation TurboUSB w/ Power Saving Mode, 500GB:45 x 156 x 175 mm
- PhotoBank external hard drive:115 x 78 x 25 mm

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Comparison of DriveStation TurboUSB w/ Power Saving Mode, 500GB, PhotoBank
24 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation TurboUSB w/ Power Saving Mode, 500GB View product	B Smartdisk PhotoBank external hard drive Model PhotoBank View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	40 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MicroDrive
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	10 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	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	262 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 mm
Other features2 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	2.7 W	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	12 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/2000 Windows Server 2003 Mac OS 10.2.7	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Mac OS 9.2/OS X 10.1 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	45 x 156 x 175 mm	115 x 78 x 25 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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