Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Portable HDD vs Verbatim 2.5'' HDD Executive 500GB

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Comparison of 500GB Portable HDD, 2.5'' HDD Executive 500GB
26 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Portable HDD View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' HDD Executive 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	88 mm	135 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	170 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0 / USB 1.1
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
NeroKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BackItUp 4 Essentials
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac 10.1.5 + Win 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x / 10.1
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II, Intel Core Duo, PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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