Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk vs Seagate 500GB eSATA

7specifications compared
2differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drive buffer size
- 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk:8 MB
- 500GB eSATA:16 MB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk:480 Mbit/s
- 500GB eSATA:3000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk, 500GB eSATA
27 specifications	A Iomega 500 GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Disk View product	B Seagate 500GB eSATA View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
eSATA	Yes	Yes
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	121 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	197 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	909 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Iomega Automatic Backup Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
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 systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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