Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1.5TB Prestige HDD vs Samsung S2 160GB red

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1.5TB Prestige HDD:1.5 TB
- S2 160GB red:160 GB
HDD speed
- 1.5TB Prestige HDD:7200 RPM
- S2 160GB red:5400 RPM
Width
- 1.5TB Prestige HDD:120.6 mm
- S2 160GB red:82 mm
Depth
- 1.5TB Prestige HDD:198.6 mm
- S2 160GB red:17 mm
Height
- 1.5TB Prestige HDD:31 mm
- S2 160GB red:111 mm
Weight
- 1.5TB Prestige HDD:976 g
- S2 160GB red:150 g

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Comparison of 1.5TB Prestige HDD, S2 160GB red
23 specifications	A Iomega 1.5TB Prestige HDD View product	B Samsung S2 160GB red View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120.6 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	198.6 mm	17 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	976 g	150 g
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480Mbits/s	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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5	Windows Vista Windows XP Home/Professional Edition Windows 2000 Pro Mac OS x 10.4.8
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Red
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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