Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0 vs Iomega MiniMax 1TB

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:320 GB
- MiniMax 1TB:1 TB
HDD speed
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:5400 RPM
- MiniMax 1TB:7200 RPM
Width
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:88 mm
- MiniMax 1TB:165.1 mm
Depth
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:121 mm
- MiniMax 1TB:165.1 mm
Height
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:16 mm
- MiniMax 1TB:40.6 mm
Weight
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:200 g
- MiniMax 1TB:1.26 kg

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Comparison of eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0, MiniMax 1TB
27 specifications	A Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0 View product	B Iomega MiniMax 1TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB/s
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	88 mm	165.1 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	165.1 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	40.6 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	1.26 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.2+
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +	Microsoft Windows Vista* / 2000 Professional / XP Home /XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Mac OS X 10.1+
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / Mac PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480Mbits/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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