Iomega 500GB Home Network vs Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB

Comparison of 500GB Home Network, Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB

29 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Home NetworkView product	B Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GBView product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	222 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1.26 kg
Other features1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista Mac OS X 10.2.7 + Redhat 9, Mandrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, FedoraCore 3	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / Vista Mac OS X 10.2+
Built-in processorKnown for one	200MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	—Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 300 Mhz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 -24 0 V AC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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