Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk vs Iomega 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive

Key differences

Storage drive buffer size
- 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk:8 MB
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:2 MB
Width
- 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk:121 mm
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:165 mm
Depth
- 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk:197 mm
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:165 mm
Height
- 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk:41 mm
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:40.6 mm
Weight
- 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk:909 g
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:1.05 kg

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Comparison of 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk, 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive
22 specifications	A Iomega 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk View product	B Iomega 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive View product
Hard drive1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	165 mm
DepthDiffers	197 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	40.6 mm
WeightDiffers	909 g	1.05 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Iomega Automatic Backup Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	Mac OS 9.2 Mac OS X 10.1.5 + Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x USB 3x FireWire (1394a)

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