Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB vs Verbatim SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB

Comparison of Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB, SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB

22 specifications	A Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500 GBView product	B Verbatim SmartDisk CrossFire 160GBView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 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
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II	—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 / Mac OS X 10.1.5+	Mac OS 8.6 - 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1. Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP.
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	120.7 x 222.2 x 34.9 mm (4.75 x 8.75 x 1.38")	—Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire requiredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	12/480 Mb/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	221 x 127 x 39 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	(1)USB 2.0 (2) 6-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394)
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	BounceBack Express

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