Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo 34898 external hard drive vs Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- eGo 34898 external hard drive:USB
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB:USB Type-A
USB version
- eGo 34898 external hard drive:2.0
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- eGo 34898 external hard drive:Black
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB:White
Bus powered
- eGo 34898 external hard drive:USB
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB:No
Width
- eGo 34898 external hard drive:50 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB:82 mm
Depth
- eGo 34898 external hard drive:130 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB:127 mm
Height
- eGo 34898 external hard drive:23 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB:20 mm
Weight
- eGo 34898 external hard drive:186 g
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB:163 g

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Comparison of 34898, Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB
32 specifications	A Iomega eGo 34898 external hard drive Model 34898 View product	B Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LAN	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	50 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	23 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	186 g	163 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	311 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141 x 174 x 50 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS 10.4 - 10.6 or higher	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.1 +
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
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	300MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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