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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB vs Seagate M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBM

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 6identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB connector
    • USB
    • USB Type-A
  • Product colour
    • Red
    • Black
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 35 °C
    • 5 - 40 °C
  • Width
    • 79 mm
    • 82 mm
  • Depth
    • 115 mm
    • 112 mm
  • Height
    • 8.8 mm
    • 17.5 mm
  • Weight
    • 140 g
    • 141 g
  • Package width
    • 155 mm
    • 137 mm

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29 specifications
A

Buffalo

MiniStation Slim 500GBView product
B

Seagate

M3 Portable STSHX-M500TCBMView product
Hard driveidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffersUSBUSB Type-A
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffersRedBlack
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
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, WinWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
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 LionMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 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, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNo
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers79 mm82 mm
DepthDiffers115 mm112 mm
HeightDiffers8.8 mm17.5 mm
WeightDiffers140 g141 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers155 mm137 mm
Package depthDiffers50 mm185 mm
Package heightDiffers125 mm38.5 mm
Package weightDiffers276 g287 g
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
USB requiredKnown for oneYes

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