Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt vs Seagate S2 external hard drive

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:1 TB
- S2 external hard drive:500 GB
Product colour
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:White
- S2 external hard drive:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:5 - 35 °C
- S2 external hard drive:0 - 50 °C
Width
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:80.5 mm
- S2 external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:130 mm
- S2 external hard drive:112 mm
Height
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:22.5 mm
- S2 external hard drive:17.5 mm
Weight
- MiniStation Thunderbolt:260 g
- S2 external hard drive:150 g

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Comparison of MiniStation Thunderbolt, S2
26 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt View product	B Seagate S2 external hard drive Model S2 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
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
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80.5 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	22.5 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	260 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SafetyKey
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6 +, Windows 7 (64-bit/32-bit) / Vista (64-bit/32-bit) / XP(32-bit)	Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X 10.4.8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	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

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