Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation external hard drive vs Buffalo MiniStation Plus 1TB

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation external hard drive:500 GB
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniStation external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- MiniStation external hard drive:USB
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:Micro-USB B
USB version
- MiniStation external hard drive:2.0
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- MiniStation external hard drive:Black
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:Silver
Width
- MiniStation external hard drive:77 mm
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:82 mm
Depth
- MiniStation external hard drive:14 mm
- MiniStation Plus 1TB:118 mm

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Comparison of MiniStation, MiniStation Plus 1TB
18 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation external hard drive Model MiniStation View product	B Buffalo MiniStation Plus 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	77 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	14 mm	118 mm
HeightDiffers	114 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	165 g	230 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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