Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB vs Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0 has 67.2 mm more width than the Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB (150 mm vs 82.8 mm). The Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0 has 158 mm more depth than the Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB (285 mm vs 127 mm). The Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0 has 183.9 mm more height than the Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB (205 mm vs 21.1 mm). Only the Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0 has mac compatibility. HDD capacity: 80 GB on the Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB, 2 TB on the Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0.

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:80 GB
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:2 TB
Width
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:82.8 mm
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:150 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:127 mm
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:285 mm
Height
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:21.1 mm
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:205 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:208.4 g
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:8.44 kg
Mac compatibility
- MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB:No
- 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0:Yes

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Comparison of MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB, 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0
28 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Portable Hard Drive - 2.5" 80GB View product	B Iomega 2.0 TB Power Pro Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive FW800/FW 400 / USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	2 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 MB/s
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 0+1, 5
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82.8 mm	150 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	285 mm
HeightDiffers	21.1 mm	205 mm
WeightDiffers	208.4 g	8.44 kg
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II / G3
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/Netscape 6.1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows ME/ 2000/ XP	Microsoft Windows 2000P / XP Home / XPP/ Vista Mac OS X 10.2.8 +
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	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

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