Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega MiniMax 3.5" 1TB vs Verbatim MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:480 Mbit/s
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:3000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:No
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:Yes
FireWire 400
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:Yes
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:No
Width
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:121 mm
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:178 mm
Depth
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:222.2 mm
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:178 mm
Height
- MiniMax 3.5" 1TB:31.2 mm
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:50 mm

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Comparison of MiniMax 3.5" 1TB, MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB
39 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax 3.5" 1TB View product	B Verbatim MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
FireWire 400Differs	Yes	No
FireWire 800	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	178 mm
DepthDiffers	222.2 mm	178 mm
HeightDiffers	31.2 mm	50 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.73 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.73 kg
Other features1 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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 quantity	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Windows /2000 Professional/XP Home /XP Professional/XP Professional x64/Vista - Mac OS X 10.1/10.2	Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP Mac
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	121 x 222.2 x 31.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3ab
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	292 x 100 x 220 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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