Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Buffalo MiniStation SSD vs Buffalo MiniStation SSD Velocity

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
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
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
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

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