Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB vs Seagate Expansion, 750GB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:500 GB
- Expansion, 750GB:750 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:10000 Mbit/s
- Expansion, 750GB:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Micro-USB B
- Expansion, 750GB:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
- Expansion, 750GB:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Silver, White
- Expansion, 750GB:Black
Bus powered
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:No
- Expansion, 750GB:USB

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Comparison of MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB, Expansion, 750GB
32 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB View product	B Seagate Expansion, 750GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB Type-A
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
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver, White	Black
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dust resistant
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	80.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	130 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	22.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	260 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Thunderbolt, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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