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Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34169
Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34169Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34169
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Product Features
Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34169
- Easy-to-use: USB 2.0 interface available with no external power supply required
- Compact: Ultra portable, fits easily into a shirt or pocket
- Secure - Iomega Protection Suite software
- 3 year warranty with product registration
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Product Description
The pocket-sized USB powered Iomega Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply - just plug it in and go. And with the Drop Shock feature, the Iomega Portable Hard Drive is rugged and flexible enough to safely store large amounts of data in tough travel environments.
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Fast, elegant, and ultra-portable, the Iomega 34169 USB 2.0 500GB Prestige Portable Hard Drive is an ideal storage solution for mobile professionals, busy students, and anyone else who needs documents and media files to be available at a moment's notice. For your peace of mind, this drive is designed to be both rugged and flexible so your files stay safe faced with the rough realities of travel.
Fast Performance and Drop Shock Technology for Reliability
Featuring 500GB of storage, this sleek drive can provide you with space for up to 2,000,000 photos, 9,250 hours of music, or 750 hours of video. This Iomega hard drive comes preformatted and offers a transfer rate of 480 Mbits/s for fast updates, wherever you are. And all this comes in a sturdy, aluminum package with curving lines and a dark, brushed silver finish for a sophisticated, contemporary look.
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Featuring 500GB of storage, this sleek drive can provide you with space for up to 2,000,000 photos, 9,250 hours of music, or 750 hours of video. This Iomega hard drive comes preformatted and offers a transfer rate of 480 Mbits/s for fast updates, wherever you are. And all this comes in a sturdy, aluminum package with curving lines and a dark, brushed silver finish for a sophisticated, contemporary look.
Small enough to fit in a shirt pocket on your way to meetings, it measures an incredibly compact .75 by 3.5 by 5.25 inches (L x W x H) and weighs just .48 pounds for extreme mobility. And because the data you travel with is important to you, this drive also features built-in Drop Shock technology that helps prevent data loss if the drive is dropped or jostled during transport.
Plug-and-Play Ease and Energy-Star Efficiency
With fast, USB 2.0 connectivity, this drive exhibits truly easy plug-and-play setup. And no external power supply is required, which means one less awkward cable cluttering up your laptop bag. The drive's power adapter is Energy Star rated for efficiency to help you save money and protect the environment.
Dependable Software for Easy Backups
Additionally, this hard drive comes with your choice of EMC's Retrospect Express Edition or Retrospect Express HD software. These software systems provide easy-to-use backup for everything on your system from important documents to home videos, allowing you to protecting files securely on your external hard drive in case there's ever a mishap on your primary computer. You also have access to free MozyHome Online Backup with a 2GB online capacity, so you can remotely guard your most important files.
This Iomega hard drive is backed by a one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
Iomega Portable Hard Drive, Connection Cable, Quick Install Guide, HTML User Manual and Help Files, Backup software license included, and software via download.
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Product Details
Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34169
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- Publisher: Iomega
- Label: Iomega
- Format: CD
- Studio: Iomega
- Average Customer Review: based on 91 reviews
Special Features
- nv:Drive Type^External|Capacity^500 GB|Interface^USB 2.0|Interface Type^USB|Spindle Speed (RPM)^5400|Buffer Memory^8MB|Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0^Up to 480 Mb/sec
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Summary: As Promised & a bit more 2010-03-08
Comment: Price, compatibility & reliability were the major objectives met in this purchase. Pleasant bonuses included a comprehensive Iomega web site, surprising speed for an external drive, solid operation on a PC using only 1 USB port and free, competent basic software.
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Summary: Sleek, small but requires two USB ports 2010-03-06
Comment: This iomega hard drive (320G)is one of the smallest external hard drives I have seen. It has a sleek aluminium case and resembles a stylish cigarette case. It requires two free USB ports on the computer (presumably one is for charging the unit and the other is to transfer data). My laptop instantly recognized the drive and labelled it as "iomega hard drive". It made no noise and did not get warm while it backed up my data.
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Summary: Pretty good for a toy drive 2010-03-06
Comment: Small, with attractive metal case. Doesn't run hot, little noise. The cord has two usb plugs, but I've never needed more than one. But I find using both plugs speeds up the write time somewhat. Yes, the other end of the cord that plugs into the drive is flimsy, so take care to completely seat it.
The write speed is very slow, but read speed seems to be reasonable.
My main concern is dropping it. If you take it on the road, you will want a case. The top and bottom sides of the metal case are striated, but the sides where one would normally pick it up, are smooth, not helping your fingers grasp it.
Overall, a reasonably good drive for a 2.5.
The write speed is very slow, but read speed seems to be reasonable.
My main concern is dropping it. If you take it on the road, you will want a case. The top and bottom sides of the metal case are striated, but the sides where one would normally pick it up, are smooth, not helping your fingers grasp it.
Overall, a reasonably good drive for a 2.5.
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Summary: The cable won't be an issue for most users 2010-03-06
Comment: In these reviews, the cable provided with this disk drive seems to be the biggest source of problems. Most folks can avoid using this cable though.
Most computers don't need the specialized double-plug cable that ships with this disk drive. So you can substitute any normal mini-USB cable that you have on hand. The official USB specification only requires your computer to supply a small amount of power through each USB port. So manufacturers of disk drives and DVD drives use these specialized cables to draw power from two USB ports. But in fact, most computers supply more power than the specification requires. In most cases, the special cable is unnecessary. Personally, I never use these special cables.
I like the looks of this drive, except for the plastic end piece. To me, it looks significantly worse than the main aluminum housing, which I like.
The drive is silent and cool running. I am using it for backing up my notebook computer and I am getting good results so far.
Most computers don't need the specialized double-plug cable that ships with this disk drive. So you can substitute any normal mini-USB cable that you have on hand. The official USB specification only requires your computer to supply a small amount of power through each USB port. So manufacturers of disk drives and DVD drives use these specialized cables to draw power from two USB ports. But in fact, most computers supply more power than the specification requires. In most cases, the special cable is unnecessary. Personally, I never use these special cables.
I like the looks of this drive, except for the plastic end piece. To me, it looks significantly worse than the main aluminum housing, which I like.
The drive is silent and cool running. I am using it for backing up my notebook computer and I am getting good results so far.
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Summary: Well Constructed, Confusing Cable Configuration 2010-02-21
Comment: External drives are a dime a dozen these days, so manufacturers are frequently relying upon the 'value adds' such as innovative casing and software to make their products stand out.
This Iomega drive is an excellent and affordable choice that is well constructed for on-the-go computing. The brushed aluminum case is attractive but also strong enough to prevent getting crushed or cracked in a bag. Speeds are reasonable although USB 2.0 is beginning to feel slightly limited now that that 3.0 interfaces and devices are making their way to market.
I do have two minor gripes: The first is there is no love for Mac users included on the drive. It's formatted for NTFS and there's no Mac software to install. It's easy enough to get working by loading disk utility and formatting it for the Mac, but it will look a little bare until you do go through the Mac formatting process.
The second is the confusing cable configuration. The drive comes with a dual USB interface, which will prompt many unsuspecting users to give up two USB ports. In my limited testing on two Macs the second USB connection is not needed and the drive will work fine occupying just one port. I suppose Iomega included this functionality for those with extremely old or underpowered hardware, but it will nevertheless prompt many to occupy the additional port unnecessarily.
Still, these issues are definitely not dealbreakers. The cost and build quality of this product makes it my new choice for an inexpensive external hard drive.
This Iomega drive is an excellent and affordable choice that is well constructed for on-the-go computing. The brushed aluminum case is attractive but also strong enough to prevent getting crushed or cracked in a bag. Speeds are reasonable although USB 2.0 is beginning to feel slightly limited now that that 3.0 interfaces and devices are making their way to market.
I do have two minor gripes: The first is there is no love for Mac users included on the drive. It's formatted for NTFS and there's no Mac software to install. It's easy enough to get working by loading disk utility and formatting it for the Mac, but it will look a little bare until you do go through the Mac formatting process.
The second is the confusing cable configuration. The drive comes with a dual USB interface, which will prompt many unsuspecting users to give up two USB ports. In my limited testing on two Macs the second USB connection is not needed and the drive will work fine occupying just one port. I suppose Iomega included this functionality for those with extremely old or underpowered hardware, but it will nevertheless prompt many to occupy the additional port unnecessarily.
Still, these issues are definitely not dealbreakers. The cost and build quality of this product makes it my new choice for an inexpensive external hard drive.
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