Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0 vs Verbatim 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB

14specifications compared
4differ
10identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0:41 mm
- 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB:221 mm
Depth
- UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0:240 mm
- 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB:127 mm
Height
- UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0:140 mm
- 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB:39 mm

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Comparison of UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0, 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB
30 specifications	A Iomega UltraMax 500 GB FireWire/USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	41 mm	221 mm
DepthDiffers	240 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	140 mm	39 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.14 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/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	PowerPC G3/300 MHz Pentium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	HFS+	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cable	USB	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X version 10.1 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 8.6-9.x Mac OS X 10.1 +
FireWire cable	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V; +12V
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BounceBack Express Backup

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