Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0 vs Philips External Hard Disk 500 GB

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Minimum RAM
- MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0:256 MB
- External Hard Disk 500 GB:128 MB
Minimum processor
- MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0:PowerPC G3/Pentium II
- External Hard Disk 500 GB:1 GHz
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0:3
- External Hard Disk 500 GB:1

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Comparison of MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0, External Hard Disk 500 GB
28 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0 View product	B Philips External Hard Disk 500 GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BackItUp 2
Other features4 differ
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 MB/s
Internal	No	No
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	PowerPC G3/Pentium II	1 GHz
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 kg
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	1
USB cable	USB	USB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X version 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista	Windows 2000, Windows XP
Packaging tare weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 kg
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown 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 requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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