Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0 vs Verbatim 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:320 GB
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:500 GB
HDD speed
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:5400 RPM
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:7200 RPM
Width
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:88 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:202 mm
Depth
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:121 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:114 mm
Height
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:16 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:40 mm
Weight
- eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0:200 g
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:1 kg

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Comparison of eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0, 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD
18 specifications	A Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive 320GB USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	88 mm	202 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	114 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero BackItUp 2 Essentials
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V DC
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x + Mac OS X 10.1 +
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

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