Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Black Portable Hard Drives vs Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Black Portable Hard Drives:120 GB
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:500 GB
HDD speed
- Black Portable Hard Drives:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:7200 RPM
eSATA
- Black Portable Hard Drives:No
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:Yes
Weight
- Black Portable Hard Drives:163.29 g
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:900 g

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Comparison of Black Portable Hard Drives, FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire
43 specifications	A Iomega Black Portable Hard Drives View product	B Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
eSATADiffers	No	Yes
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190.5 mm
WeightDiffers	163.29 g	900 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.7 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.4 cm
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.4 cm
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	269 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1206.5 x 1016 x 1143 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	227 kg
Quantity per boxKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 pc(s)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cable	USB	USB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/2000/XP/Mac	Windows XP Home/Pro Windows 2000 Pro Mac OSx 10.3, 10.4
FireWire cable	Yes	Yes
Gross weight inner cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.560 kg
Gross weight of outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.46 kg
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IntelliPowerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 300Mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	74.43 x 128.90 x 12.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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