Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 1.5TB vs Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireStorm V2, 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- FireStorm V2, 1.5TB:32 MB
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:8 MB
Weight
- FireStorm V2, 1.5TB:1.15 kg
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:1.14 kg

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 1.5TB, UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB
37 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 1.5TB View product	B Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	1.14 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	410 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
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 RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbits/s, 2400 Mbits/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X Linux	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.1 or above
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	223 x 33 x 117 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V (+/- 5%)/12V (+/- 5%)

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