Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega MiniMax 2TB vs Samsung S2, 250GB

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniMax 2TB:2 TB
- S2, 250GB:250 GB
FireWire 400
- MiniMax 2TB:Yes
- S2, 250GB:No
Product colour
- MiniMax 2TB:White
- S2, 250GB:Red
Width
- MiniMax 2TB:121 mm
- S2, 250GB:82 mm
Depth
- MiniMax 2TB:222 mm
- S2, 250GB:17 mm
Height
- MiniMax 2TB:32 mm
- S2, 250GB:111 mm
Weight
- MiniMax 2TB:1.26 kg
- S2, 250GB:154 g
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MiniMax 2TB:3
- S2, 250GB:1

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Comparison of MiniMax 2TB, S2, 250GB
32 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax 2TB View product	B Samsung S2, 250GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	250 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Differs	Yes	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Red
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	17 mm
HeightDiffers	32 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	1.26 kg	154 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/2000/XP/x64	Windows Vista Windows XP Home / Professional Edition Windows 2000 Pro Mac OS x 10.4.8+
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Mac PowerPC G3/Intel Core Duo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	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
FireWire cableKnown 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.

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