Buffalo MiniStation 500GB vs LG 500GB XD5

Comparison of MiniStation 500GB, 500GB XD5

29 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation 500GBView product	B LG 500GB XD5View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Minimum RAMKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium II
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Power requirementsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5V
USB cableKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 (32/64) Windows Vista (32/64), Windows XP, MAC OS X 10.4	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 10.0 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	82.4 x 124.9 x 14.2 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	—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	90 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	134 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	20 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	240 g	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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