Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB vs Verbatim 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:500 GB
- 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0:3 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:10000 Mbit/s
- 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Micro-USB B
- 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
- 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Silver, White
- 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0:Black
Cables included
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Thunderbolt, USB
- 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0:USB

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Comparison of MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB, 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0
25 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB View product	B Verbatim 3TB Store 'n' Save USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	3 TB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
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
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	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 8, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
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 & 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 data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Thunderbolt, USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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