Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB vs Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb

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

Key differences

The Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb has 390 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB (640 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb has 1" more HDD size than the Iomega Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Iomega Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB (16 MB vs 8 MB). Only the Iomega Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB has mac compatibility. Weight: 218 g on the Iomega Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB, 1 kg on the Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb.

HDD capacity
- Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB:250 GB
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:640 GB
HDD size
- Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB:2.5"
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:16 MB
Weight
- Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB:218 g
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:1 kg
Mac compatibility
- Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB:Yes
- FreeAgent Desk 640Gb:No

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Comparison of Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB, FreeAgent Desk 640Gb
22 specifications	A Iomega Prestige Portable Hard Drive 250GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desk 640Gb View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	640 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	88.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	19.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	133.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	218 g	1 kg
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	300 MHz, Mac PowerPC G3, Intel Core Duo	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64 Mac OS X, 10.1.5 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business SP 1, XP Home, Professional, Media Center SP 2, XP, Vista
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 x 172 x 33.7 mm

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