Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB UltraMax vs Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Iomega 500GB UltraMax has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Iomega 500GB UltraMax has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB has 128 MB more minimum RAM than the Iomega 500GB UltraMax (256 MB vs 128 MB).

HDD capacity
- 500GB UltraMax:500 GB
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB UltraMax:7200 RPM
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:5400 RPM
Minimum RAM
- 500GB UltraMax:128 MB
- eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:256 MB

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Comparison of 500GB UltraMax, eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB
24 specifications	A Iomega 500GB UltraMax View product	B Iomega eGo Jet Black Portable Hard Drive 250 GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disks included quantityKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Differs	240 x 139.7 x 41.4 mm (9.45 x 5.5 x 1.63")	88.9 x 19.1 x 133.3 mm (3.5 x 0.75 x 5.25")
FireWire cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 300 MHz / PowerPC G3 - Intel Core Duo
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Mac OS X 10.1.5+
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.218 kg (0.48 lbs)
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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