Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Desktop HDD vs Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 640GB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Desktop HDD:500 GB
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 640GB:640 GB
Width
- 500GB Desktop HDD:120.6 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 640GB:31 mm
Height
- 500GB Desktop HDD:31 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 640GB:120.6 mm
Minimum processor
- 500GB Desktop HDD:Pentium II / PowerPC G3
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 640GB:Pentium II

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Comparison of 500GB Desktop HDD, Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 640GB
22 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Desktop HDD View product	B Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive, 640GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	120.6 mm	31 mm
Depth	198.6 mm	198.6 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	120.6 mm
Weight	976 g	976 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II / PowerPC G3	Pentium II
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 ratesKnown for one	480Mbits/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver

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