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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation™Combo4 500GB vs Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 5identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo DriveStation™Combo4 500GB has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Buffalo DriveStation™Combo4 500GB has 14.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB (17 W vs 2.5 W). Product colour: Silver on the Buffalo DriveStation™Combo4 500GB, Black on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB. Weight: 1.4 kg on the Buffalo DriveStation™Combo4 500GB, 190 g on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB. Dimensions (WxDxH): 36 x 227 x 127 mm on the Buffalo DriveStation™Combo4 500GB, 127 x 84 x 20 mm on the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB.

  • HDD speed
    • 7200 RPM
    • 5400 RPM
  • Product colour
    • Silver
    • Black
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 17 W
    • 2.5 W
  • Weight
    • 1.4 kg
    • 190 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 36 x 227 x 127 mm
    • 127 x 84 x 20 mm

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19 specifications
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Buffalo

DriveStation™Combo4 500GBView product
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Buffalo

MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GBView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredKnown for oneUSB
Power consumption (typical)Differs17 W2.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.4 kg190 g
Other features2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB requiredKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000, Mac OS XWindows XP/2000/Vista + Mac OS X +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs36 x 227 x 127 mm127 x 84 x 20 mm
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC100-240V 50/60 Hz
I/O portsKnown for one1 x Mini USB 1 x 6-pin IEEE1394a 2 x 9-pin IEEE1394b 1 x eSATA

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