Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt vs Seagate Backup Plus Portable

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:1 TB
- Backup Plus Portable:750 GB
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:5000 Mbit/s
- Backup Plus Portable:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:White
- Backup Plus Portable:Black
Width
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:80.5 mm
- Backup Plus Portable:81.1 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:130 mm
- Backup Plus Portable:123.4 mm
Height
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:22.5 mm
- Backup Plus Portable:14.5 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:260 g
- Backup Plus Portable:224 g

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Comparison of MiniStation Thunderbolt, Backup Plus Portable
28 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt View product	B Seagate Backup Plus Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	750 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80.5 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	123.4 mm
HeightDiffers	22.5 mm	14.5 mm
WeightDiffers	260 g	224 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	291.5 g
Other featuresidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46 x 132 x 166 mm
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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