Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation HDD 1TB vs Buffalo MiniStation Slim

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- MiniStation HDD 1TB:Micro-USB B
- MiniStation Slim:USB
Width
- MiniStation HDD 1TB:76 mm
- MiniStation Slim:79 mm
Depth
- MiniStation HDD 1TB:14 mm
- MiniStation Slim:115 mm
Height
- MiniStation HDD 1TB:115 mm
- MiniStation Slim:8.8 mm
Weight
- MiniStation HDD 1TB:165 g
- MiniStation Slim:140 g

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Comparison of MiniStation HDD 1TB, MiniStation Slim
23 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation HDD 1TB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Slim View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	76 mm	79 mm
DepthDiffers	14 mm	115 mm
HeightDiffers	115 mm	8.8 mm
WeightDiffers	165 g	140 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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