Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo 500GB vs Iomega UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo 500GB:500 GB
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0:1 TB
eSATA
- eGo 500GB:No
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0:Yes
FireWire 400
- eGo 500GB:No
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0:Yes
FireWire 800
- eGo 500GB:No
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0:Yes
Product colour
- eGo 500GB:Red
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0:Silver

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Comparison of eGo 500GB, UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0
27 specifications	A Iomega eGo 500GB View product	B Iomega UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfaces3 differ
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
eSATADiffers	No	Yes
FireWire 400Differs	No	Yes
FireWire 800Differs	No	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	89 x 134 x 19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800, 480, 400 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.1 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.14 kg

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