Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 34796 external hard drive vs Iomega eGo 34985 external hard drive

Key differences

USB connector
- 34796 external hard drive:USB
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- 34796 external hard drive:2.0
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
FireWire 800
- 34796 external hard drive:Yes
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:No
Product colour
- 34796 external hard drive:Silver
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:Brown
Width
- 34796 external hard drive:185.4 mm
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:185 mm
Depth
- 34796 external hard drive:39.4 mm
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:39 mm
Weight
- 34796 external hard drive:1 kg
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:979 g
Mac compatibility
- 34796 external hard drive:Yes
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:No

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Comparison of 34796, 34985
27 specifications	A Iomega 34796 external hard drive Model 34796 View product	B Iomega eGo 34985 external hard drive Model 34985 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800Differs	Yes	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Brown
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	185.4 mm	185 mm
DepthDiffers	39.4 mm	39 mm
Height	127 mm	127 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	979 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features6 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	300 MHz/PowerPC G3	Pentium II
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB cable	USB	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	Windows Vista/XP/7
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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