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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Air 500GB vs Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 6identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Black
    • Silver, White
  • Bus powered
    • USB
    • No
  • Width
    • 84 mm
    • 80.5 mm
  • Height
    • 23 mm
    • 22.5 mm
  • Weight
    • 285 g
    • 260 g
  • Cables included
    • USB
    • Thunderbolt, USB
  • Connectivity technology
    • Wired & Wireless
    • Wired

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39 specifications
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Buffalo

MiniStation Air 500GBView product
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Buffalo

MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GBView product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity500 GB500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
File format systemKnown for oneFAT32
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB data transfer rates5000 Mbit/s5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one10000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for oneMicro-USB B
USB versionKnown for one3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one1
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackSilver, White
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WiWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 LionMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerNoNo
Password protectionKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWPA2
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffersUSBNo
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Built-in batteryKnown for oneYes
Battery life (max)Known for one4 h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers84 mm80.5 mm
Depth130 mm130 mm
HeightDiffers23 mm22.5 mm
WeightDiffers285 g260 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffersUSBThunderbolt, USB
Carrying caseKnown for oneYes
User guideKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneMiniStation Air
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffersWired & WirelessWired
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%

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