Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB vs LG XD7 500GB

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- XD7 500GB:500 GB
USB connector
- Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB:USB Type-A
- XD7 500GB:USB
USB version
- Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- XD7 500GB:2.0
Width
- Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB:15.5 mm
- XD7 500GB:82.4 mm
Depth
- Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB:130.6 mm
- XD7 500GB:127 mm
Height
- Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB:80.5 mm
- XD7 500GB:14.5 mm

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Comparison of Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB, XD7 500GB
26 specifications	A Iomega Portable USB 3.0 1.5TB View product	B LG XD7 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	15.5 mm	82.4 mm
DepthDiffers	130.6 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	80.5 mm	14.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	190 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CompatibilityKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X version 10.1 - 10.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	4.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	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-class	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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