Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 250GB Portable HDD vs Iomega Prestige external hard drive

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB Portable HDD:250 GB
- Prestige external hard drive:640 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB Portable HDD:5400 RPM
- Prestige external hard drive:7200 RPM
Weight
- 250GB Portable HDD:225 g
- Prestige external hard drive:976 g
Minimum RAM
- 250GB Portable HDD:128 MB
- Prestige external hard drive:256 MB
Minimum processor
- 250GB Portable HDD:G3, C2D
- Prestige external hard drive:Pentium II

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Comparison of 250GB Portable HDD, Prestige
24 specifications	A Iomega 250GB Portable HDD View product	B Iomega Prestige external hard drive Model Prestige View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	640 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	225 g	976 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	198.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120.6 mm
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	G3, C2D	Pentium II
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 2000/XP/Vista Mac X 10.1 - 10.6	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	88.9 x 15.8 x 142.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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