Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 120GB Portable Hard Drive vs Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega 120GB Portable Hard Drive (320 GB vs 120 GB). The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Iomega 120GB Portable Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK has 1" more HDD size than the Iomega 120GB Portable Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Minimum processor: Pentium II / Power Mac G3 on the Iomega 120GB Portable Hard Drive, Pentium II / G3 (blue & white) on the Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK.

HDD capacity
- 120GB Portable Hard Drive:120 GB
- Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK:320 GB
HDD speed
- 120GB Portable Hard Drive:5400 RPM
- Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 120GB Portable Hard Drive:2.5"
- Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK:3.5"
Minimum RAM
- 120GB Portable Hard Drive:64 MB
- Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK:32 MB

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Comparison of 120GB Portable Hard Drive, Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK
28 specifications	A Iomega 120GB Portable Hard Drive View product	B Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0/FW400/FW800 EU & UK View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	320 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Ultra-ATA/133	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120.7 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	222.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.26 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 pc(s)
Other features3 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 Mbit/s
Minimum RAMDiffers	64 MB	32 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II / Power Mac G3	Pentium II / G3 (blue & white)
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	317.5 x 88.9 x 215.9 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 Vac / 5-12 V / 2.2 A
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1 +	- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional - Mac OS X 10.1 +
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	65 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express	Unknown — not stated by the source

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