Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB vs Seagate 500GB USB 2.0

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:1 TB
- 500GB USB 2.0:500 GB
HDD speed
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:7200 RPM
- 500GB USB 2.0:5400 RPM
HDD size
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:3.5"
- 500GB USB 2.0:2.5"
Product colour
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:Silver
- 500GB USB 2.0:Black
External power adapter
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:Yes
- 500GB USB 2.0:No
Width
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:41 mm
- 500GB USB 2.0:80 mm
Depth
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:240 mm
- 500GB USB 2.0:141.3 mm
Height
- UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB:140 mm
- 500GB USB 2.0:17.6 mm

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Comparison of UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB, 500GB USB 2.0
34 specifications	A Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 1 TB View product	B Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
External power adapterDiffers	Yes	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	41 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	240 mm	141.3 mm
HeightDiffers	140 mm	17.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.14 kg	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48.3 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	134.6 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 g
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP	Windows Vista/XP Mac OSX 10.4.8+
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41 x 240 x 140 mm	80.01 x 141.29 x 17.6 mm
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium - 300 MHz - RAM 256 MB MacOS X 10.1 or later - PowerPC G3 - RAM 128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	5 VDC +/- 5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire	Unknown — not stated by the source

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