Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0 vs Iomega UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0

Key differences

Minimum processor
- MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0:PowerPC G3/Pentium II
- UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0:PowerPC G3/300 MHz Pentium
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0:3
- UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0:1

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Comparison of MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0, UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0
26 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0 View product	B Iomega UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.14 kg
Other features3 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	PowerPC G3/Pentium II	PowerPC G3/300 MHz Pentium
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Special features	HFS+	HFS+
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	1
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X version 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista	Mac OS X version 10.1 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start-up currentKnown for one	3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source

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