Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Plus 2TB vs Verbatim 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Plus 2TB:2 TB
- 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive:500 GB
Product colour
- Plus 2TB:Stainless steel
- 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive:Black
Width
- Plus 2TB:200 mm
- 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive:113 mm
Depth
- Plus 2TB:128 mm
- 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive:201 mm
Height
- Plus 2TB:79 mm
- 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive:40 mm
Weight
- Plus 2TB:2 kg
- 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive:870 g

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Comparison of Plus 2TB, 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive
33 specifications	A Iomega Plus 2TB View product	B Verbatim 500GB USB / eSATA Desktop Hard Drive View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Stainless steel	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	120 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	113 mm
DepthDiffers	128 mm	201 mm
HeightDiffers	79 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	2 kg	870 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	127.8 x 199.9 x 79 mm (5.03 x 7.87 x 3.11")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	1.95 kg (4.29 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	3 x USB 2.0 - USB 2 x 6-pin IEEE 1394a - FireWire 1 x 9-pin IEEE 1394b - FireWire 7-pin Serial ATA/300 - eSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+12 VDC
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1

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