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
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	800 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
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
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
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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