Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB vs Iomega UltraMax Plus 4TB

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB:1 TB
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:4 TB
Interface
- MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB:Serial ATA
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:Serial ATA II
Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB:5000 Mbit/s
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:3000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB:Black
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:Silver
Bus powered
- MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB:USB
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:No
Width
- MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB:89 mm
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:79 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB:18 mm
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:128 mm
Height
- MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB:128 mm
- UltraMax Plus 4TB:200 mm

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Comparison of MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB, UltraMax Plus 4TB
33 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Extreme 1.0TB View product	B Iomega UltraMax Plus 4TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	4 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	79 mm
DepthDiffers	18 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	128 mm	200 mm
WeightDiffers	230 g	2.7 kg
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.6 Windows XP Professional x64 Windows Vista Windows 7
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	eSATA, FireWire, USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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