Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Media Xporter Hard Drive 160 GB vs Iomega MiniMax 1TB

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Media Xporter Hard Drive 160 GB:160 GB
- MiniMax 1TB:1 TB
HDD speed
- Media Xporter Hard Drive 160 GB:5400 RPM
- MiniMax 1TB:7200 RPM
Product colour
- Media Xporter Hard Drive 160 GB:Black
- MiniMax 1TB:Silver
Weight
- Media Xporter Hard Drive 160 GB:170 g
- MiniMax 1TB:1.26 kg

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Comparison of Media Xporter Hard Drive 160 GB, MiniMax 1TB
33 specifications	A Iomega Media Xporter Hard Drive 160 GB View product	B Iomega MiniMax 1TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB/s
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
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165.1 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165.1 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.6 mm
WeightDiffers	170 g	1.26 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.2+
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional 64 / Windows Vista / Mac OS X 10.1.5+	Microsoft Windows Vista* / 2000 Professional / XP Home /XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Mac OS X 10.1+
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	74.4 x 128.9 x 12.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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