Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium vs Verbatim 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive has 140 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium (640 GB vs 500 GB). The Verbatim 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium (3.5" vs 2.5"). Product colour: Silver on the Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium, Black, Silver on the Verbatim 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive. Supported data transfer rates: 480Mbits/s on the Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium, 10/100 Mbps on the Verbatim 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:500 GB
- 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive:640 GB
HDD size
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:2.5"
- 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive:3.5"
Product colour
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:Silver
- 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive:Black, Silver
Supported data transfer rates
- eGo Portable 500GB Helium:480Mbits/s
- 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive:10/100 Mbps

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Comparison of eGo Portable 500GB Helium, 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive
29 specifications	A Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium View product	B Verbatim 640GB MediaStation Multimedia Hard Drive View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown 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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 50%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.12 kg
Other features2 differ
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MP3, OGG, WMA
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V / 3A
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	480Mbits/s	10/100 Mbps
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 9.0 + Linux 2.4 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 x 215 x 150 mm
ContentsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Remote control, AC-adaptor, stand
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x Component Video 1x S Video 1x Composite Video 1x Stereo Audio 1x Digital Audio Optical 1x Digital Audio Coaxial
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II / Mac PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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