Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB vs Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB:500 GB
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB:3000 Mbit/s
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:800 Mbit/s
Width
- Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB:31 mm
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:122 mm
Depth
- Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB:198.6 mm
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:245 mm
Height
- Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB:120.6 mm
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:78 mm
Weight
- Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB:976 g
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:2.8 kg
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB:1
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB:3

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Comparison of Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB, UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB
27 specifications	A Iomega Professional Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB View product	B Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	3000 Mbit/s	800 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	31 mm	122 mm
DepthDiffers	198.6 mm	245 mm
HeightDiffers	120.6 mm	78 mm
WeightDiffers	976 g	2.8 kg
Other features2 differ
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/PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/Netscape 6.1, Safari 1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	100 VAC - 240 VAC, 12VDC +/- 5%, 1.5 A	DC 5V (+/- 5%)/12V (+/- 5%)
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	3
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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