Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Slim vs Seagate Hub for Mac

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Slim:1 TB
- Hub for Mac:4 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation Slim:5000 Mbit/s
- Hub for Mac:160 Mbit/s
USB connector
- MiniStation Slim:USB
- Hub for Mac:Micro-USB B
Product colour
- MiniStation Slim:Black
- Hub for Mac:White
Width
- MiniStation Slim:79 mm
- Hub for Mac:41 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Slim:115 mm
- Hub for Mac:198.1 mm
Height
- MiniStation Slim:8.8 mm
- Hub for Mac:118 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Slim:140 g
- Hub for Mac:1.06 kg

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Comparison of MiniStation Slim, Hub for Mac
25 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Slim View product	B Seagate Hub for Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	4 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	160 Mbit/s
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 ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
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
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
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	41 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	198.1 mm
HeightDiffers	8.8 mm	118 mm
WeightDiffers	140 g	1.06 kg
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

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