Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1.5TB External HDD vs Iomega Plus 2TB

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1.5TB External HDD:1.5 TB
- Plus 2TB:2 TB
HDD speed
- 1.5TB External HDD:5400 RPM
- Plus 2TB:7200 RPM
Product colour
- 1.5TB External HDD:Silver
- Plus 2TB:Stainless steel

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Comparison of 1.5TB External HDD, Plus 2TB
40 specifications	A Iomega 1.5TB External HDD View product	B Iomega Plus 2TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Stainless steel
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	79 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 kg
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Differs	198.6 x 120.7 x 31 mm (7.82 x 4.75 x 1.22")	127.8 x 199.9 x 79 mm (5.03 x 7.87 x 3.11")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.95 kg (4.29 lbs)
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x USB 2.0 - USB 2 x 6-pin IEEE 1394a - FireWire 1 x 9-pin IEEE 1394b - FireWire 7-pin Serial ATA/300 - eSATA
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G3, Intel Core Duo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windos VIsta/2000/XP Mac X 10.3 - 10.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	120.6 x 198.6 x 30.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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