Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0 vs Verbatim External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0:500 GB
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB:1.5 TB
HDD speed
- eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0:5400 RPM
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB:7200 RPM
Product colour
- eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0:Red
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB:Black
Bus powered
- eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0:USB
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB:No
Width
- eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0:88.9 mm
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB:202 mm
Depth
- eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0:136.5 mm
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB:114 mm
Height
- eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0:15.9 mm
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB:40 mm
Weight
- eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0:185 g
- External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB:1 kg

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Comparison of eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0, External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB
39 specifications	A Iomega eGo™ HD 500GB USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1.5TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	88.9 mm	202 mm
DepthDiffers	136.5 mm	114 mm
HeightDiffers	15.9 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	185 g	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 kg
Bundled softwareKnown for one	McAfee VirusScan Plus, EMC Retrospect Express Backup Iomega QuikProtect, MozyHome Online Backup	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
Case or master carton quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
NeroKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BACKITUP 2 Essentials
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 x 78 x 198 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+12 VDC
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
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 Mac OS 9.x, Max OS X 10.1 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	202 x 114 x 40 mm
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
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbits/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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