Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB vs Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo Compact, 1TB:1 TB
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:250 GB
Product colour
- eGo Compact, 1TB:Silver
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:Black
Width
- eGo Compact, 1TB:124.5 mm
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:83 mm
Depth
- eGo Compact, 1TB:83.8 mm
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:14 mm
Height
- eGo Compact, 1TB:17.8 mm
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:111 mm
Weight
- eGo Compact, 1TB:163 g
- FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB:150 g

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Comparison of eGo Compact, 1TB, FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB
29 specifications	A Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 250GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	250 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
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	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	124.5 mm	83 mm
DepthDiffers	83.8 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	17.8 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	163 g	150 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G3, Intel Core Duo 300 MHz	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
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 quantity	0	0
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/Windows 7/2000/2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional, Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6 +	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.4.6
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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