Buffalo MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB vs Buffalo MiniStation Extreme 500GB

Comparison of MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB, MiniStation Extreme 500GB

25 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Extreme 1.0TBView product	B Buffalo MiniStation Extreme 500GBView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
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
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 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	Windows 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 supported	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 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Securityidentical
Protection features	Shock resistant	Shock resistant
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Password protection	Yes	Yes
Security algorithms	256-bit AES	256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	89 mm	89 mm
Depth	18 mm	18 mm
Height	128 mm	128 mm
Weight	230 g	230 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
USB required	Yes	Yes

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