Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo Ministation Safe, 2TB vs Origin Storage 1TB USB 3.0

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:2 TB
- 1TB USB 3.0:1 TB
Product colour
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:Black
- 1TB USB 3.0:Black, Blue, White
Width
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:79.5 mm
- 1TB USB 3.0:80 mm
Depth
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:21.5 mm
- 1TB USB 3.0:23 mm
Height
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:115 mm
- 1TB USB 3.0:120 mm
Weight
- Ministation Safe, 2TB:240 g
- 1TB USB 3.0:300 g

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Comparison of Ministation Safe, 2TB, 1TB USB 3.0
36 specifications	A Buffalo Ministation Safe, 2TB View product	B Origin Storage 1TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Blue, White
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal, Rubber
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
PIN-secured accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79.5 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	21.5 mm	23 mm
HeightDiffers	115 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	240 g	300 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
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
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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