Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Helium HDD vs Samsung S Series HXMU016DA external hard drive

Key differences

Product colour
- 500GB Helium HDD:Silver
- S Series HXMU016DA external hard drive:Pink
Bus powered
- 500GB Helium HDD:No
- S Series HXMU016DA external hard drive:USB
Width
- 500GB Helium HDD:85 mm
- S Series HXMU016DA external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- 500GB Helium HDD:123.9 mm
- S Series HXMU016DA external hard drive:111 mm
Height
- 500GB Helium HDD:17.5 mm
- S Series HXMU016DA external hard drive:17 mm
Weight
- 500GB Helium HDD:163 g
- S Series HXMU016DA external hard drive:170 g

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Comparison of 500GB Helium HDD, HXMU016DA
26 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Helium HDD View product	B Samsung S Series HXMU016DA external hard drive Model HXMU016DA View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Pink
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	85 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	123.9 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	17.5 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	163 g	170 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/7/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	Windows Vista, XP, 2000 Mac OS x 10.4.8+
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C

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