Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Triple Inteface HDD vs Seagate 500GB eSATA

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 1differ
  • 6identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 500GB Triple Inteface HDD:8 MB
    • 500GB eSATA:16 MB

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Comparison of 500GB Triple Inteface HDD, 500GB eSATA
27 specifications
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity500 GB500 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for oneUSBUnknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3000 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one121 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one222 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one34 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one1.26 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one800 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalNoNo
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Minimum processorKnown for onePentium II / Mac G3Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMac OS X 10.1 + Windows 2000/XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWired
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSilver
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Password protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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