Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB vs Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:320 GB
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:2 MB
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB:8 MB
Width
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:165 mm
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB:80 mm
Depth
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:165 mm
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB:199 mm
Height
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:40.6 mm
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB:125 mm
Weight
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:1.05 kg
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB:2.13 kg
Package dimensions (WxDxH)
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:240 x 102 x 270 mm
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB:240 x 130 x 270 mm

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Comparison of MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB, StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB
25 specifications	A Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB View product	B Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drive 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	165 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	199 mm
HeightDiffers	40.6 mm	125 mm
WeightDiffers	1.05 kg	2.13 kg
Other features4 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II 300MHz / Power Mac G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	CDROM FireWire 400 (1394a)/USB 1.1/USB 2.0	10/100 Mbps network Ethernet CD / DVD UPnP digital media adapter
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	240 x 102 x 270 mm	240 x 130 x 270 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Home/XP Professional Requires Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.1.5	PC: Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP; Mac: Mac OS X 10.2.7; Linux: Redhat 9, Mandrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, FedoraCore 3.0
I/O portsDiffers	4 x USB 2.0 3 x FireWire/1394a	2 x USB 2.0
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet 1000/100/10 Mbps
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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