Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Portable 500GB vs Seagate Expansion 1TB

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Portable 500GB:500 GB
- Expansion 1TB:1 TB
Product colour
- Portable 500GB:Red
- Expansion 1TB:Black
Width
- Portable 500GB:83 mm
- Expansion 1TB:80 mm
Depth
- Portable 500GB:124 mm
- Expansion 1TB:141.3 mm
Height
- Portable 500GB:17 mm
- Expansion 1TB:17.6 mm

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Comparison of Portable 500GB, Expansion 1TB
27 specifications	A Iomega Portable 500GB View product	B Seagate Expansion 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	83 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	141.3 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	17.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	160 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.36 kg (0.794 lbs)

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