Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm vs Verbatim 1TB Titan XS

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity: 500 GB on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm, 1 TB on the Verbatim 1TB Titan XS. USB data transfer rates: 480,5000 Mbit/s on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm, 5000 Mbit/s on the Verbatim 1TB Titan XS.

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:500 GB
- 1TB Titan XS:1 TB
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:480,5000 Mbit/s
- 1TB Titan XS:5000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm, 1TB Titan XS
27 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm View product	B Verbatim 1TB Titan XS View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rubber
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	79 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	115 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	8.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	140 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Shock resistant
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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