Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom XXS 750GB vs Iomega eGo™, 500GB

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- XXS 750GB:750 GB
- eGo™, 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- XXS 750GB:Black
- eGo™, 500GB:Red
Width
- XXS 750GB:109.8 mm
- eGo™, 500GB:88.9 mm
Depth
- XXS 750GB:79.5 mm
- eGo™, 500GB:136.5 mm
Height
- XXS 750GB:13.5 mm
- eGo™, 500GB:15.9 mm
Weight
- XXS 750GB:155 g
- eGo™, 500GB:185 g

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Comparison of XXS 750GB, eGo™, 500GB
37 specifications	A Freecom XXS 750GB View product	B Iomega eGo™, 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	750 GB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown 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
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	109.8 mm	88.9 mm
DepthDiffers	79.5 mm	136.5 mm
HeightDiffers	13.5 mm	15.9 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	185 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	McAfee VirusScan Plus, EMC Retrospect Express Backup Iomega QuikProtect, MozyHome Online Backup
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III, 900MHz/PowerPC G3/G4/G5	G3 / Pentium II
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X v10.3	Mac OS X 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.2 +

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