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

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  • 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
Hard drive1 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA III
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one5000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffersUSBUSB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source480,5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffersRedBlack
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one155 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one50 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one125 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one276 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWiredUnknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s

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