Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 1.5TB vs Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire

10specifications compared
2differ
8identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 1.5TB:1.53 TB
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:1 TB
HDD transfer rate
- USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 1.5TB:480 Mbit/s
- FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire:400 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 1.5TB, FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire
35 specifications	A Iomega USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 1.5TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 1TB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.53 TB	1 TB
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	400 Mbit/s
IntelliPowerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	120.65 x 241.3 x 69.85 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Windows XP Home, Professional Edition; Windows 2000 Pro. -Mac OSx 10.3, 10.4.
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 g

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.

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