Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt vs iStorage 500GB HDD USB3.0

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:1 TB
- 500GB HDD USB3.0:500 GB
Interface
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:Serial ATA
- 500GB HDD USB3.0:Serial ATA II
Thunderbolt technology
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:Yes
- 500GB HDD USB3.0:No
Product colour
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:White
- 500GB HDD USB3.0:Black
Bus powered
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:USB
- 500GB HDD USB3.0:No
Width
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:80.5 mm
- 500GB HDD USB3.0:140 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:130 mm
- 500GB HDD USB3.0:86 mm
Height
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:22.5 mm
- 500GB HDD USB3.0:20 mm

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Comparison of MiniStation Thunderbolt, 500GB HDD USB3.0
39 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt View product	B iStorage 500GB HDD USB3.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 MB/s
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE, FIPS 197
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80.5 mm	140 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	86 mm
HeightDiffers	22.5 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	260 g	290 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6 +, Windows 7 (64-bit/32-bit) / Vista (64-bit/32-bit) / XP(32-bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	80.5 x 130 x 22.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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