Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 250GB vs Iomega eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive 250 GB

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- FireStorm V2, 250GB:Silver
- eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:Red
HDD transfer rate
- FireStorm V2, 250GB:30 Mbit/s
- eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:480 Mbit/s
Minimum RAM
- FireStorm V2, 250GB:32 MB
- eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:256 MB

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 250GB, eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive 250 GB
35 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 250GB View product	B Iomega eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive 250 GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	250 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
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
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	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	Silver	Red
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	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	208 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features4 differ
HDD transfer rateDiffers	30 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	32 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5	300 MHz Pentium / PowerPC G3 - Intel Core Duo
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 / 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Mac OS X 10.1.5+
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	145 x 76 x 12 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88.9 x 19.1 x 133.3 mm (3.5 x 0.75 x 5.25")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.218 kg (0.48 lbs)

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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