Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo™, 500GB vs Verbatim USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo™, 500GB:500 GB
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:1 TB
HDD speed
- eGo™, 500GB:5400 RPM
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:7200 RPM
Maximum data transfer rate
- eGo™, 500GB:480 Mbit/s
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- eGo™, 500GB:USB
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:USB Type-A
USB version
- eGo™, 500GB:2.0
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- eGo™, 500GB:Red
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:Black
Bus powered
- eGo™, 500GB:USB
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:No
Width
- eGo™, 500GB:88.9 mm
- USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card:114 mm

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Comparison of eGo™, 500GB, USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card
35 specifications	A Iomega eGo™, 500GB View product	B Verbatim USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive 1TB with PCIe Host Card View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	88.9 mm	114 mm
DepthDiffers	136.5 mm	202 mm
HeightDiffers	15.9 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	185 g	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1 kg
Bundled softwareKnown for one	McAfee VirusScan Plus, EMC Retrospect Express Backup Iomega QuikProtect, MozyHome Online Backup	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 x 198 x 78 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.1 + Linux kernel 2.6 +
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	G3 / Pentium II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.2 +	Unknown — not stated by the source

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