Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB vs Iomega Ego Skin 500 GB

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Comparison of eGo Compact, 1TB, Ego Skin 500 GB
26 specifications	A Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB View product	B Iomega Ego Skin 500 GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Red
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124.5 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	83.8 mm	1.75 mm
HeightDiffers	17.8 mm	85 mm
WeightDiffers	163 g	164 g
Other features3 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G3, Intel Core Duo 300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0/Firefox 1.0/Apple Safari 1.0	Mac PowerPC G3/Intel Core Duo 300 MHz/USB
Protective rubber jacketKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/Windows 7/2000/2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional, Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6 +	Windows Vista/7/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6+

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