Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive vs Samsung S2 external hard drive

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:500 GB
- S2 external hard drive:320 GB
Product colour
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:Black
- S2 external hard drive:Red
Operating temperature (T-T)
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:5 - 35 °C
- S2 external hard drive:5 - 40 °C
Width
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:16 mm
- S2 external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:130 mm
- S2 external hard drive:111 mm
Height
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:81 mm
- S2 external hard drive:17 mm
Weight
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:190 g
- S2 external hard drive:154 g

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Comparison of HD-PV500U2/BK, S2
25 specifications	A Buffalo HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive Model HD-PV500U2/BK View product	B Samsung S2 external hard drive Model S2 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/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	Red
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Poweridentical
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	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	16 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	81 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	190 g	154 g
Other featuresidentical
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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