Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0 vs Iomega UltraMax™ Hard Drive 500GB eSata/FW800/400/USB

Comparison of MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0, UltraMax™ Hard Drive 500GB eSata/FW800/400/USB

27 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0View product	B Iomega UltraMax™ Hard Drive 500GB eSata/FW800/400/USBView 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 connectorKnown for one	USB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G3/Pentium II	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	HFS+	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	3 A	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	1
USB cableKnown for one	USB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS X version 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5 VDC +/- 5%; 12VDC +/- 10%
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	800, 480, 400 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1 x 14 x 24 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1.14 kg

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