Buffalo MiniStation Lite 640GB vs Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 640GB

Comparison of MiniStation Lite 640GB, MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 640GB

21 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Lite 640GBView product	B Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 640GBView product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	640 GB	640 GB
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Power consumption (typical)	2.5 W	2.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	81 mm	81 mm
Depth	130 mm	130 mm
Height	16 mm	16 mm
Weight	190 g	190 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	78 MB/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows7 (32/64bit), Windows Vista (32/64bit), Windows XP, MAC OS X 10.4	Windows 7 (32/64bit), Windows Vista (32/64bit), Windows XP, MAC OS x 10.4
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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