Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega MiniMax 3.5" 1TB vs Iomega Portable 500GB

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:1 TB
- Portable 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:Silver
- Portable 500GB:Red
Bus powered
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:No
- Portable 500GB:USB
Width
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:121 mm
- Portable 500GB:83 mm
Depth
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:222.2 mm
- Portable 500GB:124 mm
Height
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:31.2 mm
- Portable 500GB:17 mm

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Comparison of MiniMax 3.5" 1TB, Portable 500GB
35 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax 3.5" 1TB View product	B Iomega Portable 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Red
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	83 mm
DepthDiffers	222.2 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	31.2 mm	17 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	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	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II(350MHz), Mac PowerPC G3	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	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Windows /2000 Professional/XP Home /XP Professional/XP Professional x64/Vista - Mac OS X 10.1/10.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	121 x 222.2 x 31.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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