Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB vs Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:250 GB
- Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black:320 GB
Product colour
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:Blue
- Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black:Black
Width
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:22 mm
- Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black:139 mm
Depth
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:131 mm
- Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black:83 mm
Height
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:83 mm
- Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black:20 mm
Weight
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:190 g
- Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black:200 g

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Comparison of MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB, Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black
28 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB View product	B Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	320 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Black
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	22 mm	139 mm
DepthDiffers	131 mm	83 mm
HeightDiffers	83 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	190 g	200 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000 Mac OS X 10.3	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X v.10.3 +
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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