Buffalo ministation cobalt 500gb Specification Guide

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1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes; total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.  Data rate, features and performance may vary based on the configuration of 
your system and other factors.  
* 5 Gbps is the maximum transfer rate derived from the specifications of the Universal Serial Bus 3.0 and the ExpressCard. Actual transfer rate will vary depending upon environmen-
tal factors. Data rate, features and performance may vary based on the configuration of your system and other factors. 
** Only basic external hard drive functionality is supported in these operating systems, some included utilities may not work. 

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Internal Hard Drives

Number of Drives   

 

 

1 

Drive Interface  

 

 

 

SATA 

Hard Drive Sizes    

 

 

500 GB, 640 GB

USB Interface

Standard Compliance  

 

 

USB 3.0 / USB 2.0

Number of Ports     

 

 

1 USB 

Data Transfer Rates  

 

 

Max. 5 Gbps* (USB 3.0 mode)

 

 

 

 

Max. 480 Mbps (USB 2.0 Mode)

Other

Dimensions (WxHxD in.)    

 

5.0 x 3.4 x 0.6

Weight (oz.)  

 

 

 

6.5

Power Supply  

 

 

 

DC 5V (USB powered)

Power Consumption 

 

 

Max. 2.5W 

Client OS Support   

 

 

Windows® 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista® (32-bit/64-bit),    

 

 

 

 

Windows® XP,  Windows® Server 2003**, Windows® Server 2008**,  

 

 

 

 

Mac OS® X 10.4 or later 

USB 3.0

TurboPC Performance: Time to transfer 1,000 digital photos. 
Benchmark system: Intel Core i7 920, DDR3 3GB, Intel X58, ST3250310AS, Windows 7 (64-bit)
USB 3.0 Interface: IFC-PCIE2U3