Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1TB Helium vs Iomega 500GB eGo White Mac Edition

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Comparison of 1TB Helium, 500GB eGo White Mac Edition
26 specifications	A Iomega 1TB Helium View product	B Iomega 500GB eGo White Mac Edition View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	White
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Shock resistant
Security algorithms	256-bit AES	256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	77 mm	90 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	135 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	231 g	240 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire, USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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