Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB vs Seagate Backup Plus Slim, 500GB

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB:1 TB
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:500 GB
USB connector
- Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB:USB
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:Micro-USB B
Product colour
- Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB:Black
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:Silver
Bus powered
- Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB:No
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:USB
Width
- Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB:120 mm
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:78 mm
Depth
- Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB:40 mm
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:124.8 mm
Height
- Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB:200 mm
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:9 mm
Weight
- Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB:1.4 kg
- Backup Plus Slim, 500GB:160 g

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Comparison of Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB, Backup Plus Slim, 500GB
38 specifications	A Buffalo Media Hard Drive USB3.0 1.0TB View product	B Seagate Backup Plus Slim, 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	480,5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
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	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	124.8 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	9 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Seagate Dashboard
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.46 m
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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