Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB vs Samsung S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:480 Mbit/s
USB version
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:2.0
Product colour
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:Red
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:5 - 35 °C
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:5 - 40 °C
Width
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:79 mm
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:82 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:115 mm
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:111 mm
Height
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:8.8 mm
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:12.5 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Slim 500GB:140 g
- S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0:172 g

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Comparison of MiniStation Slim 500GB, S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0
30 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB View product	B Samsung S2 Portable 500GB USB 2.0 View product
Hard driveidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	White
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	8.8 mm	12.5 mm
WeightDiffers	140 g	172 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
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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