Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 120 GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 vs Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 120 GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:120 GB
- Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- 120 GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:4200 RPM
- Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB:7200 RPM

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Comparison of 120 GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0, Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB
22 specifications	A Iomega 120 GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 View product	B Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	222 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.26 kg
Other features1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000P / XP Home / XPP/ Vista Mac OS X +	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / Vista Mac OS X 10.2+
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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