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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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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
Prestige Portable Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 500GB. 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. Included free with your Iomega hard drive purchase, choose either EMC Retrospect Express or Retrospect Express HD (PC or Mac) for easy file backup (software via download). Also included is free MozyHome Online Backup (2GB online capacity). Available in 500GB capacity.
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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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- Platforms: Windows
- Publisher: Iomega
- Label: Iomega
- Format: CD
- Studio: Iomega
- Average Customer Review: based on 103 reviews
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Summary: Compact n well-protected 2010-08-10
Comment: For me, it performs fine. Protected well. I don't use more than 1 USB. I do have another backup for my files but I trust this device becoz it has been allright for a 500 gigb.
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Summary: Totally great, but get another backup! 2010-07-23
Comment: I have this drive and everything has been totally fine. It's in and out of my bag all of the time, it doesn't get used all that much but hasn't failed me at all.
I did want to take the chance to remind people that if you buy one external storage device, you should probably buy another to back it up in case of failure. I am going through a tough time with getting data from another external hard drive that failed, and I want to spread the word so that hopefully less people will have to go through this sort of thing. It's expensive and worrisome!
I did want to take the chance to remind people that if you buy one external storage device, you should probably buy another to back it up in case of failure. I am going through a tough time with getting data from another external hard drive that failed, and I want to spread the word so that hopefully less people will have to go through this sort of thing. It's expensive and worrisome!
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Summary: Iomega have saddled buyers with flawed software 2010-06-25
Comment: Drive may work fine but the Retrospect it comes bundled with does not. It worked for a while or appeared to, then I got the following message
Updating status..." 0 Restore Points available. Multiple reboots later nothing changed. So I started googling and found many others with the same problem.
I emailed iomega tech support and ended up with the following message and no further help..
"EMC recently sold Retrospect to Sonic Solutions. While Iomega will continue to provide Retrospect Express HD and Retrospect Express to our customer free of charge, all support is now handled by Sonic."
Sonic charge for their tech support. Iomega have really dropped the ball on this one. I bought my drive in Feb 2010 and now have the annoying task of finding out how to remove Retrospect and looking for an alternative system or backing up manually.
So choose something else, there are many good alternatives out there.
Updating status..." 0 Restore Points available. Multiple reboots later nothing changed. So I started googling and found many others with the same problem.
I emailed iomega tech support and ended up with the following message and no further help..
"EMC recently sold Retrospect to Sonic Solutions. While Iomega will continue to provide Retrospect Express HD and Retrospect Express to our customer free of charge, all support is now handled by Sonic."
Sonic charge for their tech support. Iomega have really dropped the ball on this one. I bought my drive in Feb 2010 and now have the annoying task of finding out how to remove Retrospect and looking for an alternative system or backing up manually.
So choose something else, there are many good alternatives out there.
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Summary: Good for the pocket and usefulness! 2010-06-25
Comment: The reason I bought the Iomega Prestige 320 GB Portable Hard Drive is that I needed to take with me all the important work files on my official trips. The 320 GB would suffice my needs and I have 500 GB version that is stationed at my office all the time. I don't use this drive for regular back up and store only documents required for the trip. Apart from documents, I also store a few hundred songs so that I get to relax when I find time.
There is no need for an external power supply to get this drive to work and the design is really elegant. The USB connectivity is a real benefit. The software for this device is available on download but I don't require it. Back up software works perfect. I like the aluminum cover and the fact that it does not have a glossy finish. My cousin complains that his HD's USB cable keeps coming off on a slightest move, I am glad that mine stays intact. And I really like the cost of this device... very affordable.
There is no need for an external power supply to get this drive to work and the design is really elegant. The USB connectivity is a real benefit. The software for this device is available on download but I don't require it. Back up software works perfect. I like the aluminum cover and the fact that it does not have a glossy finish. My cousin complains that his HD's USB cable keeps coming off on a slightest move, I am glad that mine stays intact. And I really like the cost of this device... very affordable.
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Summary: Compact, dropshock absorption, energy efficiency - worthier than expected 2010-06-15
Comment: Being a portable drive I need not mention about the Prestige 500 GB 34169 size. So compact that it fits well into my cardigan pockets! I store my most important legal data on this device and leave it in my safe box.
According to me, extreme temperatures and careless handling will cause immense damage to the drive. Power supply is through the USB interface. requires no external power source and the plug n play mode is what I like the most. After all gads are to make life easier!The drop shock technology is a welcome aspect for frequent traveling. This way I could pull it through easier despite drop within a couple of meters, this I know because it did fall off my hands and I assumed that some chunk of data loss could have happened. But I was pleasantly surprised bcoz nothing as such happened.
Any star rating to prove that some level of energy efficiency is possible is welcome. Power adapter carries this message. And that's another relief factor. Casing is also sturdy. Checked for the storage space and was a little disappointed that it contained only 475 GB.
According to me, extreme temperatures and careless handling will cause immense damage to the drive. Power supply is through the USB interface. requires no external power source and the plug n play mode is what I like the most. After all gads are to make life easier!The drop shock technology is a welcome aspect for frequent traveling. This way I could pull it through easier despite drop within a couple of meters, this I know because it did fall off my hands and I assumed that some chunk of data loss could have happened. But I was pleasantly surprised bcoz nothing as such happened.
Any star rating to prove that some level of energy efficiency is possible is welcome. Power adapter carries this message. And that's another relief factor. Casing is also sturdy. Checked for the storage space and was a little disappointed that it contained only 475 GB.
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