Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2 vs Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB USB 2.0

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:500 GB
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB USB 2.0:250 GB
Width
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:82 mm
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB USB 2.0:126 mm
Depth
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:155 mm
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB USB 2.0:74 mm
Height
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:19 mm
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB USB 2.0:12 mm
Weight
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:200 g
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB USB 2.0:165 g

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Comparison of TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2, eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB USB 2.0
25 specifications	A Freecom TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2 View product	B Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	126 mm
DepthDiffers	155 mm	74 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	12 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	165 g
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Apple MacOS X 10.3 Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP	Mac OS X 10.1 + Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300MHz, Mac G3
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbits/s
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black

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