Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive - 250GB - Ext. vs Philips External Hard Disk

Comparison of eGo Portable Hard Drive - 250GB - Ext., External Hard Disk

15 specifications	A Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive - 250GB - Ext.View product	B Philips External Hard DiskView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Average latencyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, XP
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	60 MB/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.