Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 vs Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 has 31 mm more width than the Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB (89 mm vs 58 mm). The Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB has 62 mm more depth than the Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 (196 mm vs 134 mm). HDD capacity: 500 GB on the Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0, 1 TB on the Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB. Minimum processor: Pentium II / Mac G3 on the Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0, 350 MHz Pentium on the Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB.

HDD capacity
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:500 GB
- ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB:1 TB
HDD speed
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:5400 RPM
- ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB:4200 RPM
Width
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:89 mm
- ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB:58 mm
Depth
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:134 mm
- ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB:196 mm
Height
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:19 mm
- ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB:127 mm
Minimum processor
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:Pentium II / Mac G3
- ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB:350 MHz Pentium

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Comparison of 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0, ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB
21 specifications	A Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 View product	B Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive 1.0TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	4200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Red	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	58 mm
DepthDiffers	134 mm	196 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	127 mm
WeightKnown for one	220 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II / Mac G3	350 MHz Pentium
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +	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
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MP3, WAV
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional 64x / Windows Vista

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