Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation external hard drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black vs Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB

Key differences

USB version
- DriveStation external hard drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:2.0
Product colour
- DriveStation external hard drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:White
Width
- DriveStation external hard drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:156 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:80 mm
Depth
- DriveStation external hard drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:45 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:129 mm
Height
- DriveStation external hard drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:175 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:15 mm
Weight
- DriveStation external hard drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:1.1 kg
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:190 g

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Comparison of DriveStation, MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB
20 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation external hard drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black Model DriveStation View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	640 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	156 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	45 mm	129 mm
HeightDiffers	175 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	1.1 kg	190 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 2000/XP/VistaTM, Mac OS 10.2.7
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

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