Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm vs Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Iomega eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire has 682.27 g more weight than the Iomega eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm (900 g vs 217.73 g). The Iomega eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm has 80 Mbit/s more HDD transfer rate than the Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire (480 Mbit/s vs 400 Mbit/s). Only the Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire has FireWire 400. HDD capacity: 160 GB on the Iomega eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm, 1 TB on the Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire.

HDD capacity
- eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm:160 GB
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:1 TB
HDD speed
- eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:7200 RPM
FireWire 400
- eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm:No
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:Yes
Weight
- eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm:217.73 g
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:900 g
HDD transfer rate
- eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm:480 Mbit/s
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:400 Mbit/s

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Comparison of eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm, FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire
33 specifications	A Iomega eGo Hard Drive - 160GB - 5400rpm View product	B Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
FireWire 400Differs	No	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Blue	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	217.73 g	900 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	400 Mbit/s
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 300Mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows Vista/2000/XP Home/XP Professional/Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	88.9 x 19.05 x 133.25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Windows XP Home, Professional Edition; Windows 2000 Pro. -Mac OSx 10.3, 10.4.
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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