Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo 1000GB vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo 1000GB:1 TB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:1.5 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- eGo 1000GB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:32 MB
Product colour
- eGo 1000GB:Black
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:Silver

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Comparison of eGo 1000GB, FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB
25 specifications	A Iomega eGo 1000GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	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
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	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
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
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	127 x 205.7 x 41.9 mm (5 x 8.1 x 1.65")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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