Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire vs Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire:200 GB
- MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0:500 GB
Minimum processor
- 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire:300 MHz
- MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0:PowerPC G3/Pentium II
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire:1
- MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0:3

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Comparison of 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire, MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0
21 specifications	A Iomega 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire View product	B Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	200 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Other features3 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	300 MHz	PowerPC G3/Pentium II
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HFS+
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 A
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	3
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000P/XPH/XPP	Mac OS X version 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	65 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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