Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Portable, 1TB vs LG HXD7 1TB

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- eGo Portable, 1TB:USB Type-A
- HXD7 1TB:USB
USB version
- eGo Portable, 1TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- HXD7 1TB:2.0
Product colour
- eGo Portable, 1TB:Red
- HXD7 1TB:Black
Width
- eGo Portable, 1TB:93.2 mm
- HXD7 1TB:82.4 mm
Depth
- eGo Portable, 1TB:130.8 mm
- HXD7 1TB:127 mm
Height
- eGo Portable, 1TB:25.9 mm
- HXD7 1TB:14.5 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- eGo Portable, 1TB:0
- HXD7 1TB:1

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Comparison of eGo Portable, 1TB, HXD7 1TB
39 specifications	A Iomega eGo Portable, 1TB View product	B LG HXD7 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
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
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit WEP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	93.2 mm	82.4 mm
DepthDiffers	130.8 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	25.9 mm	14.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	408.2 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
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
InternalKnown for one	No	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 quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
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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