Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 250GB Prestige Compact vs Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB Prestige Compact:1 TB
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB:1.5 TB
HDD speed
- 250GB Prestige Compact:5400 RPM
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 250GB Prestige Compact:2.5"
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB:3.5"
Product colour
- 250GB Prestige Compact:Black
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB:Grey
Bus powered
- 250GB Prestige Compact:USB
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB:No
Width
- 250GB Prestige Compact:80.8 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB:120.6 mm
Depth
- 250GB Prestige Compact:110 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB:198.6 mm
Height
- 250GB Prestige Compact:16 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB:31 mm

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Comparison of 250GB Prestige Compact, Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB
26 specifications	A Iomega 250GB Prestige Compact View product	B Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 1.5TB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80.8 mm	120.6 mm
DepthDiffers	110 mm	198.6 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	31 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	976 g
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Material	Aluminium	Aluminium
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium II, Power PC G3	Intel Pentium II / PowerPC G3
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 100 - 240 V
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	-Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista/Windows 7. -Mac OS X, v 10.1 - 10.6.	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/Vista, Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.5
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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