Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

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

18specifications compared
3differ
15identical
8known for one product only

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
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Minimum processorDiffers	PowerPC G3/Pentium II	PowerPC G3/300 MHz Pentium
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	1
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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