Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1TB BlackBelt HDD vs Iomega 1TB Helium HDD

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- 1TB BlackBelt HDD:800 Mbit/s
- 1TB Helium HDD:480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400
- 1TB BlackBelt HDD:Yes
- 1TB Helium HDD:No
FireWire 800
- 1TB BlackBelt HDD:Yes
- 1TB Helium HDD:No
Product colour
- 1TB BlackBelt HDD:Black
- 1TB Helium HDD:Silver
Width
- 1TB BlackBelt HDD:95.2 mm
- 1TB Helium HDD:85 mm
Depth
- 1TB BlackBelt HDD:23.6 mm
- 1TB Helium HDD:123.9 mm
Height
- 1TB BlackBelt HDD:149.3 mm
- 1TB Helium HDD:17.5 mm
Weight
- 1TB BlackBelt HDD:272 g
- 1TB Helium HDD:163 g

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Comparison of 1TB BlackBelt HDD, 1TB Helium HDD
26 specifications	A Iomega 1TB BlackBelt HDD View product	B Iomega 1TB Helium HDD View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	800 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400Differs	Yes	No
FireWire 800Differs	Yes	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	95.2 mm	85 mm
DepthDiffers	23.6 mm	123.9 mm
HeightDiffers	149.3 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	272 g	163 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processor	PowerPC G3	PowerPC G3
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/7 Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	Windows Vista/7/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6

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