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Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB vs Iomega Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext.

11specifications compared
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10identical
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Comparison of MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB, Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext.
26 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB View product	B Iomega Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext.View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
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
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP Home /XP Professional / XP Professional x64/ Mac 10.2 OS+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Differs	40.6 x 165.1 x 165.1 mm (1.6 x 6.5 x 6.5")	120.7 x 222.2 x 35.1 mm (4.75 x 8.75 x 1.38")
FireWire cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4-pin USB 2.0 USB 6-pin IEEE 1394a FireWire 2 x 9-pin IEEE 1394b FireWire

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