Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo HD-PCTU3: MiniStation 1TB USB 3.0 vs Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- HD-PCTU3: MiniStation 1TB USB 3.0:77 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:80.5 mm
Depth
- HD-PCTU3: MiniStation 1TB USB 3.0:114 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:130 mm
Height
- HD-PCTU3: MiniStation 1TB USB 3.0:17 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:22.5 mm
Weight
- HD-PCTU3: MiniStation 1TB USB 3.0:210 g
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:260 g

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Comparison of HD-PCTU3: MiniStation 1TB USB 3.0, MiniStation Thunderbolt
26 specifications	A Buffalo HD-PCTU3: MiniStation 1TB USB 3.0 View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	White	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	77 mm	80.5 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	22.5 mm
WeightDiffers	210 g	260 g
Other featuresidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6 +, Windows 7 (64-bit/32-bit) / Vista (64-bit/32-bit) / XP(32-bit)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80.5 x 130 x 22.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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