Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Buffalo MiniStation SSD vs Buffalo MiniStation SSD Velocity

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- MiniStation SSD:120 GB
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:240 GB
Read speed
- MiniStation SSD:420 MB/s
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:500 MB/s
Write speed
- MiniStation SSD:370 MB/s
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:480 MB/s
Mac operating systems supported
- MiniStation SSD:Yes
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Width
- MiniStation SSD:80 mm
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:79 mm
Depth
- MiniStation SSD:49.5 mm
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:8.8 mm
Height
- MiniStation SSD:9.4 mm
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:115 mm
Weight
- MiniStation SSD:30 g
- MiniStation SSD Velocity:100 g

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Comparison of MiniStation SSD, MiniStation SSD Velocity
26 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation SSD View product	B Buffalo MiniStation SSD Velocity View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	120 GB	240 GB
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Memory type	TLC	TLC
Read speedDiffers	420 MB/s	500 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	370 MB/s	480 MB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GT/s
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing material	Aluminium	Aluminium
Protection features	Shock resistant	Shock resistant
Windows operating systems supported	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 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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 85%	10 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	79 mm
DepthDiffers	49.5 mm	8.8 mm
HeightDiffers	9.4 mm	115 mm
WeightDiffers	30 g	100 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	Micro-USB	Micro-USB
Bundled software	Disk Formatter2, SecureLock Mobile2	Disk Formatter2, SecureLock Mobile2
Other featuresidentical
USB powered	Yes	Yes

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