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Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB vs Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB has 6 mm more width than the Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 (127 mm vs 121 mm). The Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 has 158.2 mm more depth than the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB (241 mm vs 82.8 mm). HDD capacity: 160 GB on the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB, 1 TB on the Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0. Weight: 208.39 g on the Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB, 2.2 kg on the Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0.

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB:160 GB
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:1 TB
HDD speed
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB:5400 RPM
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:7200 RPM
Width
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB:127 mm
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:121 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB:82.8 mm
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:241 mm
Height
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB:21.1 mm
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:70 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB:208.39 g
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:2.2 kg

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Comparison of MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB, 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0
21 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Shock Resistant Portable Hard Drive - 160 GB View product	B Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	127 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	82.8 mm	241 mm
HeightDiffers	21.1 mm	70 mm
WeightDiffers	208.39 g	2.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000P / XP Home / XPP/ Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +
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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