Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Portable, 1TB vs Iomega Select Portable 1TB

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- eGo Portable, 1TB:USB Type-A
- Select Portable 1TB:USB
USB version
- eGo Portable, 1TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Select Portable 1TB:2.0
Product colour
- eGo Portable, 1TB:Red
- Select Portable 1TB:Black
Width
- eGo Portable, 1TB:93.2 mm
- Select Portable 1TB:80 mm
Depth
- eGo Portable, 1TB:130.8 mm
- Select Portable 1TB:117 mm
Height
- eGo Portable, 1TB:25.9 mm
- Select Portable 1TB:16 mm
Weight
- eGo Portable, 1TB:408.2 g
- Select Portable 1TB:150 g

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Comparison of eGo Portable, 1TB, Select Portable 1TB
34 specifications	A Iomega eGo Portable, 1TB View product	B Iomega Select Portable 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit WEP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	93.2 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	130.8 mm	117 mm
HeightDiffers	25.9 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	408.2 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Depth (imperial)Known for one	13.1 cm (5.15")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (imperial)Known for one	2.59 cm (1.02")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Mac PowerPC G3/Intel Core Duo 300MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protective rubber jacketKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Width (imperial)Known for one	9.32 cm (3.67")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6, Microsoft Windows Vista/XP Home/XP Professional/Windows 7 (32-bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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