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Buffalo MiniStation external hard drive vs Samsung HX-MTD64DA external hard drive

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

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniStation external hard drive:500 GB
- HX-MTD64DA external hard drive:640 GB
USB connector
- MiniStation external hard drive:USB
- HX-MTD64DA external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- MiniStation external hard drive:2.0
- HX-MTD64DA external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- MiniStation external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
- HX-MTD64DA external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
Width
- MiniStation external hard drive:77 mm
- HX-MTD64DA external hard drive:111 mm
Depth
- MiniStation external hard drive:14 mm
- HX-MTD64DA external hard drive:82 mm
Height
- MiniStation external hard drive:114 mm
- HX-MTD64DA external hard drive:17.5 mm

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Comparison of MiniStation, HX-MTD64DA
22 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation external hard drive Model MiniStation View product	B Samsung HX-MTD64DA external hard drive Model HX-MTD64DA View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	77 mm	111 mm
DepthDiffers	14 mm	82 mm
HeightDiffers	114 mm	17.5 mm
Weight	165 g	165 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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows, Mac
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C

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