Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB vs Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive

18specifications compared
6differ
12identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB has 41.5 mm more width than the Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive (124.5 mm vs 83 mm). The Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB has 69.8 mm more depth than the Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive (83.8 mm vs 14 mm). The Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive has 93.2 mm more height than the Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB (111 mm vs 17.8 mm). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB, 500 GB on the Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive.

HDD capacity
- eGo Compact, 1TB:1 TB
- FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive:500 GB
Width
- eGo Compact, 1TB:124.5 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive:83 mm
Depth
- eGo Compact, 1TB:83.8 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive:14 mm
Height
- eGo Compact, 1TB:17.8 mm
- FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive:111 mm
Weight
- eGo Compact, 1TB:163 g
- FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive:150 g

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Comparison of eGo Compact, 1TB, STAA500201
28 specifications	A Iomega eGo Compact, 1TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go STAA500201 external hard drive Model STAA500201 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 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 connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
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

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