Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive vs Freecom Quattro 3.0

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:500 GB
- Quattro 3.0:2 TB
Product colour
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:Black
- Quattro 3.0:Black, Silver
Operating temperature (T-T)
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:5 - 35 °C
- Quattro 3.0:10 - 35 °C
Width
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:16 mm
- Quattro 3.0:155 mm
Depth
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:130 mm
- Quattro 3.0:148 mm
Height
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:81 mm
- Quattro 3.0:43 mm
Weight
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:190 g
- Quattro 3.0:1.4 kg

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Comparison of HD-PV500U2/BK, Quattro 3.0
31 specifications	A Buffalo HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive Model HD-PV500U2/BK View product	B Freecom Quattro 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480,5000 Mbit/s
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5,3 Gbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	16 mm	155 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	148 mm
HeightDiffers	81 mm	43 mm
WeightDiffers	190 g	1.4 kg
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
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP/Server 2003/2008 MacOS X 10.4+	Unknown — not stated by the source

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