Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS AN300 500GB vs Iomega Prestige 3TB

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- AN300 500GB:500 GB
- Prestige 3TB:3 TB
Bus powered
- AN300 500GB:USB
- Prestige 3TB:No
Width
- AN300 500GB:76 mm
- Prestige 3TB:128 mm
Depth
- AN300 500GB:121.7 mm
- Prestige 3TB:188.2 mm
Height
- AN300 500GB:11 mm
- Prestige 3TB:31.5 mm

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Comparison of AN300 500GB, Prestige 3TB
27 specifications	A ASUS AN300 500GB View product	B Iomega Prestige 3TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	3 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ho	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	76 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	121.7 mm	188.2 mm
HeightDiffers	11 mm	31.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.01 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Trend Micro Internet Security Iomega QuikProtect MozyHome Online Backup service (2GB Free)
Other featuresidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / Windows Vista / XP Home / XP Professional / Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6

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