Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation 500GB vs Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- MiniStation 500GB:90 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:81 mm
Depth
- MiniStation 500GB:134 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:130 mm
Height
- MiniStation 500GB:20 mm
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:16 mm
Weight
- MiniStation 500GB:240 g
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:190 g

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Comparison of MiniStation 500GB, MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB
21 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation 500GB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB View product
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	90 mm	81 mm
DepthDiffers	134 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	240 g	190 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 MB/s
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 (32/64) Windows Vista (32/64), Windows XP, MAC OS X 10.4	Windows 7 (32/64bit), Windows Vista (32/64bit), Windows XP, MAC OS x 10.4
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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