Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation 1.5TB vs Iomega EGO 1TB

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- EGO 1TB:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation 1.5TB:5000 Mbit/s
- EGO 1TB:800 Mbit/s
USB connector
- MiniStation 1.5TB:Micro-USB B
- EGO 1TB:USB
USB version
- MiniStation 1.5TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- EGO 1TB:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation 1.5TB:12,480,5000 Mbit/s
- EGO 1TB:480 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation 1.5TB:Black
- EGO 1TB:Silver
Mac operating systems supported
- MiniStation 1.5TB:Yes
- EGO 1TB:Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Bus powered
- MiniStation 1.5TB:USB
- EGO 1TB:No

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Comparison of MiniStation 1.5TB, EGO 1TB
27 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation 1.5TB View product	B Iomega EGO 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	800 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	12,480,5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	77 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	19.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	114 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	255 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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