Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Desktop HDD vs Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0

Key differences

HDD speed
- 500GB Desktop HDD:7200 RPM
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:5400 RPM
Width
- 500GB Desktop HDD:120.6 mm
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:89 mm
Depth
- 500GB Desktop HDD:198.6 mm
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:134 mm
Height
- 500GB Desktop HDD:31 mm
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:19 mm
Weight
- 500GB Desktop HDD:976 g
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:220 g
Minimum processor
- 500GB Desktop HDD:Pentium II / PowerPC G3
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:Pentium II / Mac G3

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Comparison of 500GB Desktop HDD, 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0
20 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Desktop HDD View product	B Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120.6 mm	89 mm
DepthDiffers	198.6 mm	134 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	976 g	220 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II / PowerPC G3	Pentium II / Mac G3
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer rates	480Mbits/s	480Mbits/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Red

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