Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 320GB Helium HDD vs Verbatim PowerBay 1TB

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB Helium HDD:320 GB
- PowerBay 1TB:1 TB
HDD size
- 320GB Helium HDD:2.5"
- PowerBay 1TB:3.5"
Product colour
- 320GB Helium HDD:Silver
- PowerBay 1TB:Black
Width
- 320GB Helium HDD:85 mm
- PowerBay 1TB:50 mm
Depth
- 320GB Helium HDD:123.9 mm
- PowerBay 1TB:230 mm
Height
- 320GB Helium HDD:17.5 mm
- PowerBay 1TB:170 mm
Weight
- 320GB Helium HDD:163 g
- PowerBay 1TB:2.5 kg

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Comparison of 320GB Helium HDD, PowerBay 1TB
40 specifications	A Iomega 320GB Helium HDD View product	B Verbatim PowerBay 1TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	85 mm	50 mm
DepthDiffers	123.9 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	170 mm
WeightDiffers	163 g	2.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	eSATA, USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/7/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source

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