Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Portable, 1.5TB vs Seagate FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive

14specifications compared
3differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Portable, 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:500 GB
Product colour
- Portable, 1.5TB:Silver
- FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive:Black

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Comparison of Portable, 1.5TB, STAD500202
28 specifications	A Iomega Portable, 1.5TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go STAD500202 external hard drive Model STAD500202 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit WEP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Mac PowerPC G3/Intel Core Duo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Internet Explorer 6.0 Firefox 1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protective rubber jacketKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/7 Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6	Windows XP/Vista/7 Mac X 10.4.9+
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	112 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 g

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