Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1TB Jet Black HDD vs Samsung S2 Portable 1TB

17specifications compared
4differ
13identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Bus powered
- 1TB Jet Black HDD:No
- S2 Portable 1TB:USB
Width
- 1TB Jet Black HDD:127 mm
- S2 Portable 1TB:82 mm
Depth
- 1TB Jet Black HDD:205.7 mm
- S2 Portable 1TB:111 mm
Height
- 1TB Jet Black HDD:41.9 mm
- S2 Portable 1TB:17.5 mm

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Comparison of 1TB Jet Black HDD, S2 Portable 1TB
32 specifications	A Iomega 1TB Jet Black HDD View product	B Samsung S2 Portable 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
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
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	127 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	205.7 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	41.9 mm	17.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	Pentium II, 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	Mac OS X 10.1—10.5 Windows 2000/Vista/XP/7	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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