Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive vs Buffalo MiniStation Stealth

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:4 TB
- MiniStation Stealth:640 GB
Interface
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:Serial ATA
- MiniStation Stealth:Serial ATA II
LED indicators
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:Power, Yes
- MiniStation Stealth:No
Bus powered
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:No
- MiniStation Stealth:USB
External power adapter
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:Yes
- MiniStation Stealth:No
Width
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:150 mm
- MiniStation Stealth:77 mm
Depth
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:233.7 mm
- MiniStation Stealth:114.3 mm
Height
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:155 mm
- MiniStation Stealth:14 mm

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Comparison of HD-QL4TSU2R5, MiniStation Stealth
30 specifications	A Buffalo HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive Model HD-QL4TSU2R5 View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Stealth View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	640 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, Yes	No
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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
Power2 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterDiffers	Yes	No
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	86 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	150 mm	77 mm
DepthDiffers	233.7 mm	114.3 mm
HeightDiffers	155 mm	14 mm
WeightDiffers	5.67 kg	165.84 g
Other featuresidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit), Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit), Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Mac OS X 10.4 or later	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	eSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Buffalo Tools TurboPC NovaBACKUP Business Essentials	Unknown — not stated by the source

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