Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0 vs Verbatim 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB

Comparison of MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0, 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB

29 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax 500GB USB 2.0View product	B Verbatim 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GBView product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
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
FireWire 400Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Other features2 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 cable	USB	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X version 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 8.6-9.x Mac OS X 10.1 +
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM
Power requirementsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V; +12V
FireWire cableKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	221 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	BounceBack Express Backup

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