Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB vs Seagate 1TB USB 3.0

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:500 GB
- 1TB USB 3.0:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:10000 Mbit/s
- 1TB USB 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
- 1TB USB 3.0:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Silver, White
- 1TB USB 3.0:Black
Bus powered
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:No
- 1TB USB 3.0:USB
Width
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:80.5 mm
- 1TB USB 3.0:81.1 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:130 mm
- 1TB USB 3.0:15.5 mm
Height
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:22.5 mm
- 1TB USB 3.0:122.3 mm

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Comparison of MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB, 1TB USB 3.0
31 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB View product	B Seagate 1TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver, White	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80.5 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	15.5 mm
HeightDiffers	22.5 mm	122.3 mm
WeightDiffers	260 g	170 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Thunderbolt, USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	134 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	310 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
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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