Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB vs Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm

17specifications compared
5differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Interface: Serial ATA on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB, Serial ATA III on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm. USB connector: USB on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB, USB Type-A on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm. Product colour: Red on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB, Black on the Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm.

Interface
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:Serial ATA
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:Serial ATA III
USB connector
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:USB
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:USB Type-A
Product colour
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:Red
- MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm:Black

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Comparison of MiniStation Slim 500GB, MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm
28 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB 8.8mm View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480,5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	79 mm	79 mm
Depth	115 mm	115 mm
Height	8.8 mm	8.8 mm
Weight	140 g	140 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	155 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	125 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	276 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s

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