Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB vs Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:500 GB
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB:1 TB
Product colour
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:Black
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB:Grey
Bus powered
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:USB
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB:No
Width
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:81 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB:120.6 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:130 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB:198.6 mm
Height
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:16 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB:31 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:190 g
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB:976 g

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Comparison of MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB, Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB
32 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB View product	B Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.0TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81 mm	120.6 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	198.6 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	31 mm
WeightDiffers	190 g	976 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium II / PowerPC G3
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 100 - 240 V
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 (32/64bit), Windows Vista (32/64bit), Windows XP, MAC OS x 10.4	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/Vista, Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.5
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	78 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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