Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB vs Philips External Hard Disk 500 GB eSATA USB 2.0

Comparison of Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB, External Hard Disk 500 GB eSATA USB 2.0

37 specifications	A Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GBView product	B Philips External Hard Disk 500 GB eSATA USB 2.0View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATA	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero: BackItUp 2
Package widthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package heightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case GTIN (EAN/UPC)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8712581345655
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	316 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	511 mm
Other features1 differ
Access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	480 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4 1 GHz
Package lengthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	30.4 cm
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / Vista Mac OS X 10.2+	Windows 2000, Windows XP
Gross weight of outer cartonKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	11 kg
Net weight of outer cartonKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10 kg
Packaging net weightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg
Packaging tare weightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Quantity outer cartonKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Tare weight outer cartonKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	121 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	222 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	35 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1.26 kg	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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