Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 1TB Prestige USB 3.0 vs Samsung S2 external hard drive

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB Prestige USB 3.0:1 TB
- S2 external hard drive:320 GB
HDD size
- 1TB Prestige USB 3.0:3.5"
- S2 external hard drive:2.5"
USB connector
- 1TB Prestige USB 3.0:USB Type-A
- S2 external hard drive:USB
USB version
- 1TB Prestige USB 3.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- S2 external hard drive:2.0
USB data transfer rates
- 1TB Prestige USB 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
- S2 external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 1TB Prestige USB 3.0:Black
- S2 external hard drive:Red
Bus powered
- 1TB Prestige USB 3.0:No
- S2 external hard drive:USB
Weight
- 1TB Prestige USB 3.0:1.01 kg
- S2 external hard drive:154 g

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Comparison of 1TB Prestige USB 3.0, S2
28 specifications	A Iomega 1TB Prestige USB 3.0 View product	B Samsung S2 external hard drive Model S2 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	320 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.01 kg	154 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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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