Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation DDR, 1TB vs Buffalo Ministation Safe, 500GB

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation DDR, 1TB:1 TB
- Ministation Safe, 500GB:500 GB
Type
- MiniStation DDR, 1TB:Hybrid-HDD
- Ministation Safe, 500GB:HDD
USB connector
- MiniStation DDR, 1TB:Micro-USB B
- Ministation Safe, 500GB:USB Type-A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- MiniStation DDR, 1TB:0 - 40 °C
- Ministation Safe, 500GB:5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- MiniStation DDR, 1TB:10 - 85%
- Ministation Safe, 500GB:20 - 80%
Width
- MiniStation DDR, 1TB:81 mm
- Ministation Safe, 500GB:79.5 mm
Depth
- MiniStation DDR, 1TB:133 mm
- Ministation Safe, 500GB:13.5 mm
Height
- MiniStation DDR, 1TB:18 mm
- Ministation Safe, 500GB:115 mm

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Comparison of MiniStation DDR, 1TB, Ministation Safe, 500GB
30 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation DDR, 1TB View product	B Buffalo Ministation Safe, 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
TypeDiffers	Hybrid-HDD	HDD
Write speedKnown for one	400 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hybrid-HDD cache typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Shock resistant
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81 mm	79.5 mm
DepthDiffers	133 mm	13.5 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	115 mm
WeightDiffers	220 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Buffalo's Backup Utility - RAMDISK - TurboPC EX	Unknown — not stated by the source

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