Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1TB Helium HDD vs Iomega 1TB Midnight Blue HDD

Key differences

Product colour
- 1TB Helium HDD:Silver
- 1TB Midnight Blue HDD:Blue
Width
- 1TB Helium HDD:85 mm
- 1TB Midnight Blue HDD:127 mm
Depth
- 1TB Helium HDD:123.9 mm
- 1TB Midnight Blue HDD:205.7 mm
Height
- 1TB Helium HDD:17.5 mm
- 1TB Midnight Blue HDD:41.9 mm
Minimum processor
- 1TB Helium HDD:PowerPC G3
- 1TB Midnight Blue HDD:Pentium II, PowerPC G3

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Comparison of 1TB Helium HDD, 1TB Midnight Blue HDD
28 specifications	A Iomega 1TB Helium HDD View product	B Iomega 1TB Midnight Blue HDD View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Blue
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	85 mm	127 mm
DepthDiffers	123.9 mm	205.7 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	41.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	163 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	PowerPC G3	Pentium II, 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 cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/7/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	Mac OS X 10.1—10.5 Windows Vista/2000/XP/7

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