Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB vs Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB:320 GB
- FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB:640 GB
HDD speed
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB:16 MB
Maximum data transfer rate
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB:480 Mbit/s
- FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB:3000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB:White
- FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB:Black
Width
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB:74 mm
- FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB:33.7 mm
Depth
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB:126 mm
- FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB:172 mm
Height
- eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB:12 mm
- FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB:175 mm

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Comparison of eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB, FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB
30 specifications	A Iomega eGo Alpine White Portable Hard Drive 320 GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme 640GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	640 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	74 mm	33.7 mm
DepthDiffers	126 mm	172 mm
HeightDiffers	12 mm	175 mm
WeightDiffers	165 g	1.39 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.72 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	246.8 kg
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1016 x 1219.2 x 1028.7 mm
Other features2 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152.4 x 224.4 x 206.4 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X 10.1, Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business SP 1, XP Home, Professional, Media Center SP 2
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 requirementsKnown for one	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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