Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Helium HDD vs Iomega MiniMax 3.5" 1TB

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Comparison of 500GB Helium HDD, MiniMax 3.5" 1TB
30 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Helium HDD View product	B Iomega MiniMax 3.5" 1TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
FireWire 400Differs	No	Yes
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	85 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	123.9 mm	222.2 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	31.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	163 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other features3 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum processorDiffers	PowerPC G3	Pentium II(350MHz), Mac PowerPC G3
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	3
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/7/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	- Windows /2000 Professional/XP Home /XP Professional/XP Professional x64/Vista - Mac OS X 10.1/10.2
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 x 222.2 x 31.2 mm

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