Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive vs Iomega UltraMax Plus 4TB

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive:1.5 TB
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:4 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:3000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive:White
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:Silver
Bus powered
- HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive:USB
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:No
Width
- HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive:77 mm
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:79 mm
Depth
- HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive:19.5 mm
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:128 mm
Height
- HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive:114 mm
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:200 mm
Weight
- HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive:255 g
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:2.7 kg

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Comparison of HD-PCT1.5U3GW, UltraMax Plus 4TB
32 specifications	A Buffalo HD-PCT1.5U3GW external hard drive Model HD-PCT1.5U3GW View product	B Iomega UltraMax Plus 4TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	4 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	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
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	No	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	77 mm	79 mm
DepthDiffers	19.5 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	114 mm	200 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	2.7 kg
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire requiredKnown 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	Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.6 Windows XP Professional x64 Windows Vista Windows 7
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	eSATA, FireWire, USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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