Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB vs Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:250 GB
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:1 TB
HDD size
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:2.5"
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:3.5"
Width
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:22 mm
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:121 mm
Depth
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:131 mm
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:222 mm
Height
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:83 mm
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:35 mm
Weight
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB:190 g
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:1.26 kg

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Comparison of MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB, Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0
26 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB, 250GB View product	B Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
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
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Blue	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	121 mm
DepthDiffers	131 mm	222 mm
HeightDiffers	83 mm	35 mm
WeightDiffers	190 g	1.26 kg
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	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/ XP Home/Windows Vista Mac G3 +, Mac OS X 10.1 +, Safari 1.0 +
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s

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