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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 120GB

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 10identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 500 GB
    • 120 GB
  • Product colour
    • Black
    • Silver
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 35 °C
    • 0 - 70 °C
  • Weight
    • 190 g
    • 208 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 127 x 84 x 20 mm
    • 145 x 76 x 12 mm

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29 specifications
A

Buffalo

MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Storage 500GBView product
B

Hypertec

FireStorm V2, 120GBView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB120 GB
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate480 Mbit/s480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackSilver
Plug and PlayYesYes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredUSBUSB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one2.5 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers190 g208 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneEMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other features2 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one30 Mbit/s
InternalNoNo
Mac compatibilityYesYes
MaterialKnown for oneAluminium
Minimum RAMKnown for one32 MB
Minimum processorKnown for oneIntel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB cableKnown for oneUSB
USB requiredYesYes
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/2000/Vista + Mac OS X +Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs127 x 84 x 20 mm145 x 76 x 12 mm

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