Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD vs Iomega UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD:2 TB
- UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB:4 TB
Interface
- 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD:EIDE/ATA
- UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB:Serial ATA II
Width
- 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD:41 mm
- UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB:128 mm
Depth
- 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD:240 mm
- UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB:200 mm
Height
- 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD:140 mm
- UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB:79 mm
Weight
- 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD:1.14 kg
- UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB:2.7 kg
Minimum RAM
- 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD:256 MB
- UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB:128 MB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD:1
- UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB:3

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Comparison of 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD, UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB
37 specifications	A Iomega 2TB UltraMax Desktop HDD View product	B Iomega UltraMax Plus Desktop Hard Drive 4.0TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	4 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA	Yes	Yes
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
FireWire 800	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	41 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	240 mm	200 mm
HeightDiffers	140 mm	79 mm
WeightDiffers	1.14 kg	2.7 kg
Other features4 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	PowerPC G3 / Intel Core Duo	Pentium II 266 MHz / PowerPC G3
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	90 - 264 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/2000/Vista Mac OS X 10.1 +	Windows 2000 Professional / 2003 Server / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Vista Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 5.0 + / Netscape 6.1 + / Safari 1.0 +
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect, MozyHome Online

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