Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation 2TB vs Seagate Backup Plus Portable

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation 2TB:2 TB
- Backup Plus Portable:750 GB
Width
- MiniStation 2TB:77 mm
- Backup Plus Portable:81.1 mm
Depth
- MiniStation 2TB:114 mm
- Backup Plus Portable:123.4 mm
Height
- MiniStation 2TB:19.5 mm
- Backup Plus Portable:14.5 mm
Weight
- MiniStation 2TB:255 g
- Backup Plus Portable:224 g

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of MiniStation 2TB, Backup Plus Portable
29 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation 2TB View product	B Seagate Backup Plus Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	750 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	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
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Status	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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	77 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	123.4 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	14.5 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	224 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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46 x 132 x 166 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	291.5 g

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More external hard drive comparisons

All external hard drive comparisons