Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB vs Samsung S2 Portable 250GB

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:1 TB
- S2 Portable 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:7200 RPM
- S2 Portable 250GB:5400 RPM
Width
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:162 mm
- S2 Portable 250GB:82 mm
Depth
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:200 mm
- S2 Portable 250GB:111 mm
Height
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:156 mm
- S2 Portable 250GB:17.5 mm
Weight
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:3.02 kg
- S2 Portable 250GB:154 g
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:3
- S2 Portable 250GB:1

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Comparison of MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB, S2 Portable 250GB
28 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB View product	B Samsung S2 Portable 250GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	162 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	156 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	3.02 kg	154 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 ms
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	1
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 ms
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP Home /XP Professional/XP Professional x64/ Vista Mac OS X 10.3	Windows XP/ Vista/ 7, Mac
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 100 - 264V	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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