Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega MiniMax 1TB vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniMax 1TB:1 TB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:1.5 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- MiniMax 1TB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:32 MB
Width
- MiniMax 1TB:165.1 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:185 mm
Depth
- MiniMax 1TB:165.1 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:152 mm
Height
- MiniMax 1TB:40.6 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:37.5 mm
Weight
- MiniMax 1TB:1.26 kg
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:1 kg

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Comparison of MiniMax 1TB, FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB
27 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax 1TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	60 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	165.1 mm	185 mm
DepthDiffers	165.1 mm	152 mm
HeightDiffers	40.6 mm	37.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.26 kg	1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.2+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista* / 2000 Professional / XP Home /XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Mac OS X 10.1+	Windows XP Home, Professional, Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.6
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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