Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Desktop HDD vs Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Desktop HDD:500 GB
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0:250 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB Desktop HDD:7200 RPM
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0:5400 RPM
Width
- 500GB Desktop HDD:120.6 mm
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0:126 mm
Depth
- 500GB Desktop HDD:198.6 mm
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0:74 mm
Height
- 500GB Desktop HDD:31 mm
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0:12 mm
Weight
- 500GB Desktop HDD:976 g
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0:165 g
Minimum processor
- 500GB Desktop HDD:Pentium II / PowerPC G3
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0:300MHz, Mac G3

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Comparison of 500GB Desktop HDD, eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0
21 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Desktop HDD View product	B Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120.6 mm	126 mm
DepthDiffers	198.6 mm	74 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	12 mm
WeightDiffers	976 g	165 g
Other features3 differ
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II / PowerPC G3	300MHz, Mac G3
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	480Mbits/s	FireWire 400 400 Mbits/s, USB 2.0 480 Mbits/s
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5	Mac OS X 10.1 + Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64
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
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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