Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Buffalo MiniStation SSD Velocity vs Buffalo SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

USB version
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
- SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Data transfer rate
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:10 GT/s
- SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive:5 Gbit/s
Mac operating systems supported
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive:Yes
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:10 - 85%
- SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive:20 - 80%
Width
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:79 mm
- SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive:90 mm
Depth
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:8.8 mm
- SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive:21 mm
Height
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:115 mm
- SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive:141 mm
Weight
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:100 g
- SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive:240 g

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Comparison of MiniStation SSD Velocity, SSD-PZN240U3-BK
28 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation SSD Velocity View product	B Buffalo SSD-PZN240U3-BK external solid state drive Model SSD-PZN240U3-BK View product
Solid state driveidentical
SSD capacity	240 GB	240 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	TLC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	500 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technology	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Data transfer rateDiffers	10 GT/s	5 Gbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protection featuresDiffers	Shock resistant	Dust resistant, Shock resistant, Vibration proof
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	90 mm
DepthDiffers	8.8 mm	21 mm
HeightDiffers	115 mm	141 mm
WeightDiffers	100 g	240 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Micro-USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Disk Formatter2, SecureLock Mobile2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
USB powered	Yes	Yes

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