Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD vs Iomega 500GB ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:1 TB
- 500GB ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive:500 GB
HDD size
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:3.5"
- 500GB ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive:2.5"
Minimum RAM
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:32 MB
- 500GB ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive:64 MB

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Comparison of Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD, 500GB ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive
31 specifications	A Hypertec Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD View product	B Iomega 500GB ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.71 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	30 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5	350MHz Pentium
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X Linux	Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	200 x 75 x 124 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive baysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG

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