Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB vs Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb has 390 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB (640 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB (16 MB vs 8 MB). Only the Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB has mac compatibility. Product colour: White on the Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB, Silver on the Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb.

HDD capacity
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:250 GB
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:640 GB
HDD speed
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:16 MB
Product colour
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:White
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:Silver
Weight
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:165 g
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:1 kg
Mac compatibility
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB:Yes
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:No

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Comparison of eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB, FreeAgent Desk 640Gb
24 specifications	A Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 250 GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	640 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	74 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	126 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	12 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	165 g	1 kg
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Power Mac G3/300mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.0	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business SP 1, XP Home, Professional, Media Center SP 2, XP, Vista
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.1, Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 x 172 x 33.7 mm

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