Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Plus 500GB vs Verbatim MediaShare Mini

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Plus 500GB:500 GB
- MediaShare Mini:0 GB
Product colour
- MiniStation Plus 500GB:Black
- MediaShare Mini:Grey
Bus powered
- MiniStation Plus 500GB:USB
- MediaShare Mini:No

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Comparison of MiniStation Plus 500GB, MediaShare Mini
24 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Plus 500GB View product	B Verbatim MediaShare Mini View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	0 GB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	82 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	118 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	16 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	175 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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