Iomega 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive vs Seagate 500GB eSATA

Comparison of 500GB MiniMax Hard Drive, 500GB eSATA

24 specifications	A Iomega 500GB MiniMax Hard DriveView product	B Seagate 500GB eSATAView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	16 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 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
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS 9.2 Mac OS X 10.1.5 + Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	—Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	4x USB 3x FireWire (1394a)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	165 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	165 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	40.6 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1.05 kg	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.