Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB eGo White Mac Edition vs Iomega 500GB Helium

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Comparison of 500GB eGo White Mac Edition, 500GB Helium
26 specifications	A Iomega 500GB eGo White Mac Edition View product	B Iomega 500GB Helium View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
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 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithms	256-bit AES	256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	90 mm	77 mm
DepthDiffers	135 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	240 g	231 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	FireWire, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7	Windows XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7

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