Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 34796 external hard drive vs LG XD5 external hard drive

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 34796 external hard drive:2 TB
- XD5 external hard drive:500 GB
FireWire 800
- 34796 external hard drive:Yes
- XD5 external hard drive:No
Product colour
- 34796 external hard drive:Silver
- XD5 external hard drive:White
Bus powered
- 34796 external hard drive:No
- XD5 external hard drive:USB
Minimum RAM
- 34796 external hard drive:128 MB
- XD5 external hard drive:60 MB
Minimum processor
- 34796 external hard drive:300 MHz/PowerPC G3
- XD5 external hard drive:350MHz

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Comparison of 34796, XD5
33 specifications	A Iomega 34796 external hard drive Model 34796 View product	B LG XD5 external hard drive Model XD5 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
Ports & interfaces1 differ
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Differs	Yes	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features3 differ
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	60 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	300 MHz/PowerPC G3	350MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5VDC
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 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 10.0+
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	185.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	39.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	127 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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