Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium vs Iomega UltraMax Desktop HD 1.5TB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:500 GB
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.5TB:1.5 TB
HDD speed
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:5400 RPM
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.5TB:7200 RPM
Supported data transfer rates
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:480Mbits/s
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.5TB:800, 480, 400 Mbit/s

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Comparison of eGo Portable 500GB Helium, UltraMax Desktop HD 1.5TB
22 specifications	A Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium View product	B Iomega UltraMax Desktop HD 1.5TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 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 features2 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	480Mbits/s	800, 480, 400 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +	Mac OS X 10.1 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / Mac PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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