Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs Iomega Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB

Key differences

HDD speed
- 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0:4200 RPM
- Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB:5400 RPM
Minimum RAM
- 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0:32 MB
- Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB:256 MB
Minimum processor
- 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0:Pentium II / G4/G3
- Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB:Pentium II/Mac G3

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Comparison of 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB
16 specifications	A Iomega 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 View product	B Iomega Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	250 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	5400 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 connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMDiffers	32 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II / G4/G3	Pentium II/Mac G3
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64/Windows Vista Mac OS X	-Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / Vista -Mac OS X 10.1.5
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	65 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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