Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB vs Verbatim USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:500 GB
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:1 TB
Bus powered
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:USB
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:No
Width
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:81 mm
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:114 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:130 mm
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:202 mm
Height
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:16 mm
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:40 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB:190 g
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:1 kg

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB, USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card
37 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 3.0 500GB View product	B Verbatim USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card 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"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81 mm	114 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	202 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	190 g	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1 kg
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 x 198 x 78 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.1 + Linux kernel 2.6 +
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
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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More external hard drive comparisons

All external hard drive comparisons