Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB vs Verbatim Titan XS

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Micro-USB B
- Titan XS:USB Type-A
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:5000 Mbit/s
- Titan XS:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:Silver, White
- Titan XS:Black
Bus powered
- MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB:No
- Titan XS:USB

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Comparison of MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB, Titan XS
24 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 500GB View product	B Verbatim Titan XS View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver, White	Black
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 readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
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 technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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