Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1TB Helium HDD vs Samsung S2 Portable 1TB

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Comparison of 1TB Helium HDD, S2 Portable 1TB
29 specifications	A Iomega 1TB Helium HDD View product	B Samsung S2 Portable 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Black
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	85 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	123.9 mm	111 mm
Height	17.5 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	163 g	150 g
Other featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/7/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C

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