Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB vs Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:640 GB
- Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB:2 TB
HDD speed
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:5400 RPM
- Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB:7200 RPM
Product colour
- MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB:White
- Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB:Black, Silver

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Comparison of MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB, Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB
26 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Lite USB 640 GB View product	B Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, Silver
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Home Storage Manager (PC/Mac). -Retrospect Express HD (PC). -Retrospect Express (Mac). -MozyHome Online Service (PC/Mac download).
Other features1 differ
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MHz
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Mbps
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 110 - 240 V
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 2000/XP/VistaTM, Mac OS 10.2.7	Microsoft Windows 2000/2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/ Vista, Mac OS X 10.3, Redhat 9, Mandrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, Knoppix, Fedora Core 3 / 4
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	129 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	15 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	190 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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