Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB vs Verbatim 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:120.6 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:202 mm
Depth
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:196.8 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:114 mm
Height
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:31 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:40 mm
Weight
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:976 g
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:1 kg
Power requirements
- Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB:100Vac - 240Vac
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:12V DC

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Comparison of Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB, 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD
24 specifications	A Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 500GB View product	B Verbatim 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120.6 mm	202 mm
DepthDiffers	196.8 mm	114 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	976 g	1 kg
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	100Vac - 240Vac	12V DC
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480Mbits/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X version 10.3 - 10.5	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x + Mac OS X 10.1 +
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero BackItUp 2 Essentials

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