Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 vs Buffalo LinkStation Quad

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives installed
- DriveStation Combo4:1
- LinkStation Quad:4
Number of storage drives supported
- DriveStation Combo4:1
- LinkStation Quad:4
Storage drive capacity
- DriveStation Combo4:1 TB
- LinkStation Quad:250 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DriveStation Combo4:1
- LinkStation Quad:2
Power consumption (typical)
- DriveStation Combo4:17 W
- LinkStation Quad:57 W
Weight
- DriveStation Combo4:1.4 kg
- LinkStation Quad:5.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DriveStation Combo4:36 x 127 x 227 mm
- LinkStation Quad:150 x 230 x 150 mm

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Comparison of DriveStation Combo4, LinkStation Quad
23 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 View product	B Buffalo LinkStation Quad View product
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	1	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	1	4
Storage drive capacityDiffers	1 TB	250 GB
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE802.3ab, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	17 W	57 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	5.5 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X	Windows Server 20003/2008, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 10.3 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	36 x 127 x 227 mm	150 x 230 x 150 mm
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Secure LockWare, Memeo AutoBackup	Unknown — not stated by the source

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