Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Slim vs Seagate Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Slim:1 TB
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:3 TB
USB connector
- MiniStation Slim:USB
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:Micro-USB B
Bus powered
- MiniStation Slim:USB
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:No
Width
- MiniStation Slim:79 mm
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:36.7 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Slim:115 mm
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:118 mm
Height
- MiniStation Slim:8.8 mm
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:188.2 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Slim:140 g
- Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive:800 g

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Comparison of MiniStation Slim, Desktop
27 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Slim View product	B Seagate Backup Plus Desktop external hard drive Model Desktop View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	3 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	36.7 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	118 mm
HeightDiffers	8.8 mm	188.2 mm
WeightDiffers	140 g	800 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS driver for Mac, Seagate Backup Plus Desktop drive

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