Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 320GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs Verbatim FireWire/USB Desktop Hard Drive

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0:320 GB
- FireWire/USB Desktop Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- 320GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0:5400 RPM
- FireWire/USB Desktop Hard Drive:7200 RPM
Weight
- 320GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0:170 g
- FireWire/USB Desktop Hard Drive:870 g

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Comparison of 320GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0, FireWire/USB Desktop Hard Drive
26 specifications	A Iomega 320GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim FireWire/USB Desktop Hard Drive View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	74.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	128.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	12.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	170 g	870 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II, G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional 64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X +	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1.
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 1.1 / 2.0 Port / 6-pin FireWire.
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire/USB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 VDC
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire: 400 Mb/s, USB 2.0: 480 Mb/s, USB 1.1: 12 Mb/s.
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	113 x 201 x 40 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BounceBack Express.

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