Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega DVR Expander Drive 500 GB vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DVR Expander Drive 500 GB:500 GB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:1.5 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- DVR Expander Drive 500 GB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:32 MB
Product colour
- DVR Expander Drive 500 GB:Stainless steel
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:Silver
Width
- DVR Expander Drive 500 GB:121 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:185 mm
Depth
- DVR Expander Drive 500 GB:199 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:152 mm
Height
- DVR Expander Drive 500 GB:31 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:37.5 mm

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Comparison of DVR Expander Drive 500 GB, FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB
23 specifications	A Iomega DVR Expander Drive 500 GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Stainless steel	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	185 mm
DepthDiffers	199 mm	152 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	37.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Home, Professional, Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.6
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	120 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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