Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 vs Seagate FreeAgt Desk 500GB

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:5400 RPM
- FreeAgt Desk 500GB:7200 RPM
Product colour
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:Red
- FreeAgt Desk 500GB:Silver
Weight
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:220 g
- FreeAgt Desk 500GB:1 kg
Mac compatibility
- 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0:Yes
- FreeAgt Desk 500GB:No

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Comparison of 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0, FreeAgt Desk 500GB
25 specifications	A Iomega 500GB eGo Portable Hard Drive FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 View product	B Seagate FreeAgt Desk 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	220 g	1 kg
WidthKnown for one	89 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	134 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.72 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	246.8 kg
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1016 x 1219.2 x 1028.7 mm
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152.4 x 224.4 x 206.4 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business SP 1, XP Home, Professional, Media Center SP 2
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.7 x 172 x 175 mm
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / Mac G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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