Buffalo LinkStation Pro 1TB vs Verbatim 500GB SOHO NAS Desktop Hard Drive

Comparison of LinkStation Pro 1TB, 500GB SOHO NAS Desktop Hard Drive

23 specifications	A Buffalo LinkStation Pro 1TBView product	B Verbatim 500GB SOHO NAS Desktop Hard DriveView product
Storageidentical
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	1 TB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	1 TB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Network2 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE802.3ab/IEEE802.3u/IEEE802.3	IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP	Apple Bonjour, DHCP, SMB/CIFS, Samba, NFS, Print Server, NTP, UPnP, WINS
Ethernet LANKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	HTTP	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Windows Server 2008/2003 Mac OS 10.3.9+	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.1, Linux 2.4
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	45 x 156 x 175 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000Mbps	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz	+5 VDC / +12 VDC
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Silver
Softwareidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	52 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	213 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 kg

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.