Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Stealth vs Verbatim 500GB PowerBay

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Stealth:640 GB
- 500GB PowerBay:500 GB
LED indicators
- MiniStation Stealth:No
- 500GB PowerBay:Yes
Bus powered
- MiniStation Stealth:USB
- 500GB PowerBay:No
DC-in jack
- MiniStation Stealth:No
- 500GB PowerBay:Yes

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Comparison of MiniStation Stealth, 500GB PowerBay
30 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Stealth View product	B Verbatim 500GB PowerBay View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	FAT32	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	No	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	77 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	114.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	165.84 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
DC-in jackDiffers	No	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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