Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs Verbatim SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0:250 GB
- SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB:160 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0:4200 RPM
- SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB:7200 RPM

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Comparison of 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0, SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB
21 specifications	A Iomega 250GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BounceBack Express
Other features1 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12/480 Mb/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	Mac OS 8.6 - 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1. Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP.
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	221 x 127 x 39 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	(1)USB 2.0 (2) 6-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394)
Minimum RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / G4/G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	65 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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