Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Plus 1TB vs Buffalo MiniStation Plus 500GB

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:1 TB
- MiniStation Plus 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:Silver
- MiniStation Plus 500GB:Black
Height
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:19 mm
- MiniStation Plus 500GB:16 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:230 g
- MiniStation Plus 500GB:175 g

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Comparison of MiniStation Plus 1TB, MiniStation Plus 500GB
23 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Plus 1TB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Plus 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Shock resistant
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	19 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	230 g	175 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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