Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3 vs Seagate Expansion Portable 3TB

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3:4 TB
- Expansion Portable 3TB:3 TB
Bus powered
- DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3:No
- Expansion Portable 3TB:USB
Width
- DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3:39 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:80 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3:123 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:14.8 mm
Height
- DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3:189 mm
- Expansion Portable 3TB:117 mm
Weight
- DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3:950 g
- Expansion Portable 3TB:170 g

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Comparison of DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3, Expansion Portable 3TB
32 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Velocity HD-LXU3 View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable 3TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	3 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.15 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	39 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	123 mm	14.8 mm
HeightDiffers	189 mm	117 mm
WeightDiffers	950 g	170 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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