Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation 2TB vs Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation 2TB:2 TB
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:1 TB
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation 2TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation 2TB:Black
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:White
Width
- MiniStation 2TB:77 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:80.5 mm
Depth
- MiniStation 2TB:114 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:130 mm
Height
- MiniStation 2TB:19.5 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:22.5 mm
Weight
- MiniStation 2TB:255 g
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:260 g

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Comparison of MiniStation 2TB, MiniStation Thunderbolt
29 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation 2TB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Status	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	77 mm	80.5 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	22.5 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	260 g
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6 +, Windows 7 (64-bit/32-bit) / Vista (64-bit/32-bit) / XP(32-bit)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80.5 x 130 x 22.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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