Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:1 TB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:1.5 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:32 MB

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Comparison of Desktop Hard Drive 1TB, FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB
24 specifications	A Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.2+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista* / 2000 / XP Home / XP Professional / Mac OS X, 10.1—10.5	Windows XP Home, Professional, Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	127 x 205.7 x 41.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg

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