Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series vs Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series:250 GB
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB:120 GB
HDD speed
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series:7200 RPM
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB:5400 RPM
Weight
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series:7.74 kg
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB:200 g
Internal
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series:No
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB:Yes
Minimum processor
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series:Pentium II
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB:300 MHz
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series:163 x 318 x 203 mm
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB:126 x 74 x 12 mm
I/O ports
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series:USB 2.0
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB:4 pin USB

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Comparison of Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series, Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB
24 specifications	A Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 - Tera Series View product	B Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series 120 GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	126 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	74 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 mm
WeightDiffers	7.74 kg	200 g
Other features6 differ
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC, Mac
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 Mbit/s
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II	300 MHz
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Microsoft IE 5.0 / Netscape 6.1 USB 2.0	Windows 2000/ME/XP - 300 MHz ( USB ) MacOS - PowerPC G3 ( USB )
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1	Windows 2000/ME/XP, Apple MacOS X, Apple MacOS 8.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	163 x 318 x 203 mm	126 x 74 x 12 mm
I/O portsDiffers	USB 2.0	4 pin USB
Minimum RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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