Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0 vs Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:320 GB
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:5400 RPM
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:7200 RPM
Width
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:88 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:120.6 mm
Depth
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:121 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:196.8 mm
Height
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:16 mm
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:31 mm
Weight
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:200 g
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:976 g

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Comparison of eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0, Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB
22 specifications	A Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0 View product	B Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	88 mm	120.6 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	196.8 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	31 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	976 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100Vac - 240Vac
Supported data transfer rates	480Mbits/s	480Mbits/s
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X version 10.3 - 10.5
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / Mac PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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