Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm vs Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB has 1.5 mm more width than the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm (80.5 mm vs 79 mm). The Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB has 15 mm more depth than the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm (130 mm vs 115 mm). The Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB has 13.7 mm more height than the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm (22.5 mm vs 8.8 mm). HDD capacity: 500 GB on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm, 1 TB on the Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB. Interface: Serial ATA III on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm, Serial ATA on the Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB.

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:500 GB
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB:1 TB
Interface
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:Serial ATA III
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB:Serial ATA
USB connector
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:USB Type-A
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB:Micro-USB B
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:480,5000 Mbit/s
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:Black
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB:Silver, White
Width
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:79 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB:80.5 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:115 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB:130 mm
Height
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:8.8 mm
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB:22.5 mm

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Comparison of MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm, MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB
30 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 1.0TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	Micro-USB B
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver, White
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	80.5 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	8.8 mm	22.5 mm
WeightDiffers	140 g	260 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Thunderbolt, USB
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	286 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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