Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation 2TB vs iStorage 1TB HDD USB3.0

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation 2TB:2 TB
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation 2TB:5000 Mbit/s
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:3000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- MiniStation 2TB:Micro-USB B
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation 2TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:5000 Mbit/s
LED indicators
- MiniStation 2TB:Power, Status
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:Power
Bus powered
- MiniStation 2TB:USB
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:No
Width
- MiniStation 2TB:77 mm
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:140 mm
Depth
- MiniStation 2TB:114 mm
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:86 mm

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Comparison of MiniStation 2TB, 1TB HDD USB3.0
43 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation 2TB View product	B iStorage 1TB HDD USB3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 MB/s
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, Status	Power
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE, FIPS 197
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	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
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	77 mm	140 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	86 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	290 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	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

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