Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0 vs Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:1 TB
- eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:7200 RPM
- eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:3.5"
- eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB:2.5"
Width
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:121 mm
- eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB:89 mm
Depth
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:222 mm
- eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB:134 mm
Height
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:35 mm
- eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB:19 mm
Weight
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0:1.26 kg
- eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB:220 g

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Comparison of Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0, eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB
19 specifications	A Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0 View product	B Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive 250GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	89 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	134 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	1.26 kg	220 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac G3, Pentium II
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/ XP Home/Windows Vista Mac G3 +, Mac OS X 10.1 +, Safari 1.0 +	Mac OS X 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64, Vista
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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