Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

CoreParts External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB vs Iomega 250GB 7200RPM USB 2.0 DESKTOP HARD DRIVE EXTERN

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

Key differences

HDD capacity
- External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB:80 GB
- 250GB 7200RPM USB 2.0 DESKTOP HARD DRIVE EXTERN:250 GB
I/O ports
- External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB:FireWire
- 250GB 7200RPM USB 2.0 DESKTOP HARD DRIVE EXTERN:USB

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Comparison of External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB, 250GB 7200RPM USB 2.0 DESKTOP HARD DRIVE EXTERN
16 specifications	A CoreParts External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB View product	B Iomega 250GB 7200RPM USB 2.0 DESKTOP HARD DRIVE EXTERN View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ms
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Other features3 differ
CompatibilityKnown for one	PC & Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	- IBM compatible Pentium-233MHz or faster & MAC PC - 64MB RAM or more - Available IEEE 1394 port	PC Requirements 300 MHz Processor or higher with certified USB controller (some USB controllers or motherboards may not support all types of USB devices) Mac Requirements: G4 or G3 (blue and white G3 only) or iMac computer with built-in USB connection; General Requirements: 4x CD-ROM drive or higher
Power requirementsKnown for one	External Power adapter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Mac OS 8.6 or higher	Microsoft Windows 98 (USB 1.1 Only)/98 SE/2000 Professional/ME/XP Home/XP Professional. Mac OS 8.6 or above with Mac OS USB 1.3.3 or above (includes all versions of OS X).
I/O portsDiffers	FireWire	USB
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Cable, power supply, Quick Installation Guide, Start Up welcome kit including Iomega Automatic Backup (PC/Mac) and Symantec Norton Ghost 2003 (PC) software.

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