Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo 34897 external hard drive vs Iomega eGo 34988 external hard drive

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The Iomega eGo 34988 external hard drive has 6 mm more width than the Iomega eGo 34897 external hard drive (89 mm vs 83 mm). The Iomega eGo 34988 external hard drive has 12 mm more depth than the Iomega eGo 34897 external hard drive (136 mm vs 124 mm). The Iomega eGo 34897 external hard drive has 1 mm more height than the Iomega eGo 34988 external hard drive (17 mm vs 16 mm). Only the Iomega eGo 34897 external hard drive has mac compatibility. Only the Iomega eGo 34988 external hard drive has USB required.

Product colour
- eGo 34897 external hard drive:Blue
- eGo 34988 external hard drive:Black
Width
- eGo 34897 external hard drive:83 mm
- eGo 34988 external hard drive:89 mm
Depth
- eGo 34897 external hard drive:124 mm
- eGo 34988 external hard drive:136 mm
Height
- eGo 34897 external hard drive:17 mm
- eGo 34988 external hard drive:16 mm
Weight
- eGo 34897 external hard drive:160 g
- eGo 34988 external hard drive:182 g
Mac compatibility
- eGo 34897 external hard drive:Yes
- eGo 34988 external hard drive:No
Minimum RAM
- eGo 34897 external hard drive:128 MB
- eGo 34988 external hard drive:256 MB
Minimum processor
- eGo 34897 external hard drive:300MHz
- eGo 34988 external hard drive:300 MHz

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Comparison of 34897, 34988
25 specifications	A Iomega eGo 34897 external hard drive Model 34897 View product	B Iomega eGo 34988 external hard drive Model 34988 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	83 mm	89 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	136 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	182 g
Other features6 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface typeKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	300MHz	300 MHz
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB requiredDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS 10.4 - 10.6 or higher	Windows Vista / XP Home / XP Professional / Windows 7 (32-bit)

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