Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB eGo Black Mac Edition vs Iomega EGO 1TB

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB eGo Black Mac Edition:500 GB
- EGO 1TB:1 TB
Product colour
- 500GB eGo Black Mac Edition:Black
- EGO 1TB:Silver
Bus powered
- 500GB eGo Black Mac Edition:USB
- EGO 1TB:No
Cables included
- 500GB eGo Black Mac Edition:FireWire, USB
- EGO 1TB:FireWire

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Comparison of 500GB eGo Black Mac Edition, EGO 1TB
28 specifications	A Iomega 500GB eGo Black Mac Edition View product	B Iomega EGO 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer rates	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	90 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	240 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	FireWire, USB	FireWire
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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