Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

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

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire:200 GB
- UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0:500 GB
Minimum processor
- 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire:300 MHz
- UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0:PowerPC G3/300 MHz Pentium

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Comparison of 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire, UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0
26 specifications	A Iomega 200 GB Hi–Speed USB/FireWire View product	B Iomega UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/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
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.14 kg
Other features2 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	300 MHz	PowerPC G3/300 MHz Pentium
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HFS+
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 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	65 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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