Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Slim vs Seagate Backup Plus Hub external hard drive

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Slim:1 TB
- Backup Plus Hub external hard drive:4 TB
USB connector
- MiniStation Slim:USB
- Backup Plus Hub external hard drive:Micro-USB B
Mac operating systems supported
- MiniStation Slim:Yes
- Backup Plus Hub external hard drive:Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Bus powered
- MiniStation Slim:USB
- Backup Plus Hub external hard drive:No
Width
- MiniStation Slim:79 mm
- Backup Plus Hub external hard drive:41 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Slim:115 mm
- Backup Plus Hub external hard drive:198.1 mm
Height
- MiniStation Slim:8.8 mm
- Backup Plus Hub external hard drive:118 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Slim:140 g
- Backup Plus Hub external hard drive:1.06 kg

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Comparison of MiniStation Slim, Hub
31 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Slim View product	B Seagate Backup Plus Hub external hard drive Model Hub View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	4 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
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
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 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 supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android 3.0, Android 3.1, Android 3.2, Android 4.0, Android 4.1, Android 4.2, Android 4.3, Android 4.4, Android 5.0, Android 5.1, iOS 8.0, iOS 8.1, iOS 8.2, iOS 8.3, iOS 8.4, iOS 9.0, iOS 9.1, iOS 9.2, iOS 9.3
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	41 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	198.1 mm
HeightDiffers	8.8 mm	118 mm
WeightDiffers	140 g	1.06 kg
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 Dashboard backup software
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	232 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	223 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.52 kg
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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