Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive vs Verbatim 500GB PowerBay

7specifications compared
2differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:4 TB
- 500GB PowerBay:500 GB
LED indicators
- HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive:Power, Yes
- 500GB PowerBay:Yes

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Comparison of HD-QL4TSU2R5, 500GB PowerBay
34 specifications	A Buffalo HD-QL4TSU2R5 external hard drive Model HD-QL4TSU2R5 View product	B Verbatim 500GB PowerBay View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA	Yes	Yes
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, Yes	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	233.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	155 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	5.67 kg	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
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
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
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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