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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive vs iStorage SonicSTOR eSATA & USB 2.0 250GB

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 4identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive has 70 GB more HDD capacity than the iStorage SonicSTOR eSATA & USB 2.0 250GB (320 GB vs 250 GB). The iStorage SonicSTOR eSATA & USB 2.0 250GB has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM).

  • HDD capacity
    • 320 GB
    • 250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400 RPM
    • 7200 RPM

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27 specifications
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Buffalo

MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard DriveView product
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iStorage

SonicSTOR eSATA & USB 2.0 250GBView product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers320 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one9 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one8 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for oneYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one480 Mbit/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one38 mm
DepthKnown for one198 mm
HeightKnown for one119 mm
WeightKnown for one191 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one750000 h
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one700-800MB/min (USB 2.0), 1.5Gb/s (SATA), 3.0 Gb/s (SATA2)
USB cableKnown for oneUSB
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP, 2000, Me MacOS 9.0 +Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista & Mac OS 10.2 +
eSATA cableKnown for oneYes
USB requiredKnown for oneYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one127 x 83.82 x 20.32 mm
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for oneUSB

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