Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo 34985 external hard drive vs LG XD5 external hard drive

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:2 TB
- XD5 external hard drive:500 GB
USB connector
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:USB Type-A
- XD5 external hard drive:USB
USB version
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- XD5 external hard drive:2.0
Product colour
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:Brown
- XD5 external hard drive:White
Bus powered
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:No
- XD5 external hard drive:USB
Mac compatibility
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:No
- XD5 external hard drive:Yes
Minimum RAM
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:256 MB
- XD5 external hard drive:60 MB
Minimum processor
- eGo 34985 external hard drive:Pentium II
- XD5 external hard drive:350MHz

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Comparison of 34985, XD5
33 specifications	A Iomega eGo 34985 external hard drive Model 34985 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
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Brown	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 features6 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	60 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II	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 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/7	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 10.0+
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	39 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	127 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	979 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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