Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega StorCenter Network 500 GB vs Verbatim SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- StorCenter Network 500 GB:500 GB
- SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB:160 GB
Bundled software
- StorCenter Network 500 GB:EMC Retrospect Express
- SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB:BounceBack Express
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- StorCenter Network 500 GB:2
- SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB:1

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Comparison of StorCenter Network 500 GB, SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB
23 specifications	A Iomega StorCenter Network 500 GB View product	B Verbatim SmartDisk CrossFire 160GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	EMC Retrospect Express	BounceBack Express
Other features3 differ
Disks included quantityKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 300Mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	1000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 8.0, Firefox 1.5	CD-ROM
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000,XP,Vista Mac OS X 10.2.7 + Linux: Redhat 9, Mandrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, FedoraCore 3	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
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12/480 Mb/s
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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)

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