Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive vs Iomega REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive:500 GB
- REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk:70 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive:7200 RPM
- REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk:4200 RPM
Width
- 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive:121 mm
- REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk:110 mm
Depth
- 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive:222 mm
- REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk:155 mm
Height
- 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive:34.9 mm
- REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk:33 mm
Weight
- 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive:1.26 kg
- REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk:390 g

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Comparison of 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive, REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk
24 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 Value Series Desktop Hard Drive View product	B Iomega REV® 70GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive with Removable Disk View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	70 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	110 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	155 mm
HeightDiffers	34.9 mm	33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.26 kg	390 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect Express backup software incl. disaster recovery
Other features1 differ
Compressed capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 GB
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 MB/s
Internal	No	No
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400000 h
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	333 Mhz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 x 237 x 264 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / Vista - Mac G3 +, Mac OS X 10.1 +, Safari 1.0 +	PC: Microsoft XP Home/Professional/Professional x64, 2000 Professional. Mac: Mac OS X 10.4 +.
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	121 x 222 x 34.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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