Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 2TB External HDD vs Iomega Prestige Portable Compact 500GB

13specifications compared
5differ
8identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB External HDD:2 TB
- Prestige Portable Compact 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- 2TB External HDD:Silver
- Prestige Portable Compact 500GB:Black
Minimum RAM
- 2TB External HDD:128 MB
- Prestige Portable Compact 500GB:256 MB

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Comparison of 2TB External HDD, Prestige Portable Compact 500GB
27 specifications	A Iomega 2TB External HDD View product	B Iomega Prestige Portable Compact 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Disks included quantityKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	PowerPC G3, Intel Core Duo	Intel Pentium II, Power PC G3
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windos VIsta/2000/XP Mac X 10.3 - 10.5	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista/Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	120.6 x 198.6 x 30.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	198.6 x 120.7 x 31 mm (7.82 x 4.75 x 1.22")	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 g

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