Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium vs Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:500 GB
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:1 TB
HDD speed
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:5400 RPM
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:2.5"
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:3.5"

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Comparison of eGo Portable 500GB Helium, UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB
26 specifications	A Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium View product	B Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.14 kg
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium - 300 MHz - RAM 256 MB MacOS X 10.1 or later - PowerPC G3 - RAM 128 MB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 VDC +/- 5%
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
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 +	Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 x 240 x 140 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire
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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