Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS 2.5" Leather USB 3.0, 500GB vs Iomega Portable, 1.5TB

13specifications compared
3differ
10identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2.5" Leather USB 3.0, 500GB:500 GB
- Portable, 1.5TB:1.5 TB
Product colour
- 2.5" Leather USB 3.0, 500GB:Black
- Portable, 1.5TB:Silver

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Comparison of 2.5" Leather USB 3.0, 500GB, Portable, 1.5TB
32 specifications	A ASUS 2.5" Leather USB 3.0, 500GB View product	B Iomega Portable, 1.5TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	130 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	15 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
MaterialKnown for one	Leather	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protective rubber jacket	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows Vista/XP/7 Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	130 x 80 x 15 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac PowerPC G3/Intel Core Duo
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 6.0 Firefox 1.0
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit WEP
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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