Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive vs Iomega 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive

7specifications compared
2differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive:250 GB
- 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive:500 GB

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Comparison of 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive, 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive
23 specifications	A Iomega 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive View product	B Iomega 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Ultra-ATA/133	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	60 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X +	- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / Vista - Mac G3 +, Mac OS X 10.1 +, Safari 1.0 +
Sustained data rateKnown for one	60 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 x 222 x 34.9 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	222 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.26 kg

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