Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 250 GB eGo FireWire/USB vs Iomega Value Series 500 GB HDD

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Comparison of 250 GB eGo FireWire/USB, Value Series 500 GB HDD
20 specifications	A Iomega 250 GB eGo FireWire/USB View product	B Iomega Value Series 500 GB HDD View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	74 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	126 mm	34.9 mm
HeightDiffers	12 mm	222 mm
WeightDiffers	165 g	1.26 kg
Other featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home Edition / XP Professional / Vista, Mac OS X 10.1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64 Mac OS X 10.1 +	Unknown — not stated by the source

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