Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo 500GB vs Origin Storage Flipdisk 160GB Ruggedised HD

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Comparison of eGo 500GB, Flipdisk 160GB Ruggedised HD
23 specifications	A Iomega eGo 500GB View product	B Origin Storage Flipdisk 160GB Ruggedised HD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
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
eSATA	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Grey
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredDiffers	Yes	No
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	89 x 134 x 19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Mac OS 9.2/later
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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