Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition vs Iomega 1TB Helium

Key differences

Product colour
- 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition:Black
- 1TB Helium:Silver
Security algorithms
- 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition:256-bit WEP
- 1TB Helium:256-bit AES
Width
- 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition:90 mm
- 1TB Helium:77 mm
Depth
- 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition:135 mm
- 1TB Helium:120 mm
Height
- 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition:22.6 mm
- 1TB Helium:15 mm
Weight
- 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition:260 g
- 1TB Helium:231 g

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Comparison of 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition, 1TB Helium
26 specifications	A Iomega 1TB eGo Black Mac Edition View product	B Iomega 1TB Helium View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer rates	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Security1 differ
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit WEP	256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	90 mm	77 mm
DepthDiffers	135 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	22.6 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	260 g	231 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	FireWire, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7	Windows XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7

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