Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Helium vs Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD size
- 500GB Helium:2.5"
- FreeAgent GoFlex Desk:3.5"
Product colour
- 500GB Helium:Silver
- FreeAgent GoFlex Desk:Black
Width
- 500GB Helium:77 mm
- FreeAgent GoFlex Desk:124 mm
Depth
- 500GB Helium:120 mm
- FreeAgent GoFlex Desk:44 mm
Height
- 500GB Helium:15 mm
- FreeAgent GoFlex Desk:158 mm
Weight
- 500GB Helium:231 g
- FreeAgent GoFlex Desk:1.08 kg

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Comparison of 500GB Helium, FreeAgent GoFlex Desk
26 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Helium View product	B Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk View product
Hard drive1 differ
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	16 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows ME, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	77 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	44 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	231 g	1.08 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	124 x 43.9 x 158 mm (4.88 x 1.73 x 6.22")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.08 kg (2.38 lbs)
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source

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