Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Plus 2TB vs Samsung M3 external hard drive

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Plus 2TB:2 TB
- M3 external hard drive:500 GB
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation Plus 2TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
- M3 external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation Plus 2TB:Black
- M3 external hard drive:Grey
Depth
- MiniStation Plus 2TB:22.1 mm
- M3 external hard drive:112 mm
Height
- MiniStation Plus 2TB:118.1 mm
- M3 external hard drive:17.5 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Plus 2TB:258.5 g
- M3 external hard drive:141 g
Bundled software
- MiniStation Plus 2TB:Buffalo Tools
- M3 external hard drive:SafetyKey

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Comparison of MiniStation Plus 2TB, M3
36 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Plus 2TB View product	B Samsung M3 external hard drive Model M3 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	3.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	22.1 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	118.1 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	258.5 g	141 g
Packaging data1 differ
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	Buffalo Tools	SafetyKey
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	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
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X 10.4.8
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%

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