Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo 500GB vs Origin Storage FLIP2DISK 250GB Ruggedised HD

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Comparison of eGo 500GB, FLIP2DISK 250GB Ruggedised HD
23 specifications	A Iomega eGo 500GB View product	B Origin Storage FLIP2DISK 250GB Ruggedised HD View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	89 x 134 x 19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
SCSI interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra SCSI
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Mac OS 9.2/later

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