Iomega UltraMax™ Hard Drive 500GB eSata/FW800/400/USB vs Philips External Hard Disk 500 GB

Comparison of UltraMax™ Hard Drive 500GB eSata/FW800/400/USB, External Hard Disk 500 GB

28 specifications	A Iomega UltraMax™ Hard Drive 500GB eSata/FW800/400/USBView product	B Philips External Hard Disk 500 GBView product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATA	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.14 kg	1.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	BackItUp 2
Other featuresidentical
Access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	480 MB/s
Internal	No	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GHz
Package weightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 kg
Quick start guideKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows XP
Packaging tare weightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 kg
eSATA cableKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	5 VDC +/- 5%; 12VDC +/- 10%	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	800, 480, 400 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	4.1 x 14 x 24 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.