Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive vs Iomega 500GB Triple Inteface HDD

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

Key differences

Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:2 MB
- 500GB Triple Inteface HDD:8 MB
Width
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:165 mm
- 500GB Triple Inteface HDD:121 mm
Depth
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:165 mm
- 500GB Triple Inteface HDD:222 mm
Height
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:40.6 mm
- 500GB Triple Inteface HDD:34 mm
Weight
- 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive:1.05 kg
- 500GB Triple Inteface HDD:1.26 kg

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Comparison of 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive, 500GB Triple Inteface HDD
20 specifications	A Iomega 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive View product	B Iomega 500GB Triple Inteface HDD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	165 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	222 mm
HeightDiffers	40.6 mm	34 mm
WeightDiffers	1.05 kg	1.26 kg
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 Mbit/s
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II / Mac G3
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS 9.2 Mac OS X 10.1.5 + Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	Mac OS X 10.1 + Windows 2000/XP
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	4x USB 3x FireWire (1394a)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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