Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FIRESTORM 250GB vs Iomega Home Network Hard Drive 500 GB

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FIRESTORM 250GB:250 GB
- Home Network Hard Drive 500 GB:500 GB
Product colour
- FIRESTORM 250GB:Black, Silver
- Home Network Hard Drive 500 GB:Silver
Weight
- FIRESTORM 250GB:1.15 kg
- Home Network Hard Drive 500 GB:1.31 kg

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Comparison of FIRESTORM 250GB, Home Network Hard Drive 500 GB
38 specifications	A Hypertec FIRESTORM 250GB View product	B Iomega Home Network Hard Drive 500 GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.15 kg	1.31 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	239.7 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3 mm
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.5, Netscape 8.0+ / Apple Safari 1.2+
Other features1 differ
Disks included quantityKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface typeKnown for one	USB2.0/eSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	PC or Mac with built-in USB interface Intel Pentium II 350MHz-compatible processor or greater iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5/Intel processor; minimum 32MB RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X / > Linux with Kernel 2.4.1.0 / >	Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Vista / Mac OS X 10.3.9+
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	33 x 223 x 117 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMB/CIFS/FTP

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