Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB vs Verbatim SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB:250 GB
- SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB:160 GB
HDD speed
- Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB:5400 RPM
- SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB:7200 RPM

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Comparison of Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB, SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB
21 specifications	A Iomega Red Portable Hard Drive 250Gb USB View product	B Verbatim SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II/Mac G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	-Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / Vista -Mac OS X 10.1.5	Mac OS 8.6 - 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1. Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP.
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12/480 Mb/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	221 x 127 x 39 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	(1)USB 2.0 (2) 6-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394)
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BounceBack Express

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