Iomega Portable Hard Drive, FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 160GB - 33749 | 
| Brand: Iomega
List Price: $103.99
Buy New: $87.67
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 1094
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
System Memory: 8
Hard Drive Size: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 33749
Model: 33749
UPC: 742709337499
EAN: 0742709337499
ASIN: B000SAF5U2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 160 GB 2.5-inch external hard drive with USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 connections | | • | Support for both USB 2.0 (480 Mbps transfer rate) and FireWire 400 (400 Mbps transfer rate) | | • | Bus-powered design eliminates need for power supply | | • | 1-year limited warranty | | • | Device measures 2.9 x 0.6 x 5.1 inches (WxHxD) |
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Product Description
Iomega's NEW Portable Dual Hard Drive sleeker than ever before! Take files and applications anywhere! The ultra compact, USB-powered Dual interface Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply - just plug it in and go. It's a high capacity travel companion that lets you take your important files, photos and music anywhere - a perfect storage solution for the mobile professional. Versatile - Dual interface for seamless support on PC and/or Mac Durable - Drop shock technology included System Requirements - (PC Users) Pentium 300MHz processor or higher, Windows 2000; XP Home/Professional, 256MB RAM, 1GB Hard Drive Space. (Mac Users) Power Mac G3 (blue and white G3 only) or greater, iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini computer, Mac OS X 10.1 or higher, 128MB RAM, 200MB Hard Drive Space Approximate Unit Dimensions - 5.15 (L) x 2.93 (W) x 0.62 (H) Approximate Unit Weight - 0.40lbs
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Works with my MacBook Pro over Firewire just fine December 14, 2007
Sebastian (San Jose, CA USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
My biggest worry in ordering this product was whether it would work without an additional power source (e.g., USB) over Firewire. Some reviews of other capacity Iomega drives had mentioned this as an issue with their computers.
I have the 15" 2.2 GHz MacBook Pro and it powers this drive just fine over the Firewire port, even when the MacBook Pro is running off battery.
The other question I had was whether the drive came with cables--it does, both a USB and a Firewire cable are included.
The included Firewire cable is obscenely long (3 or 4') to use on a lap tray on an airplane, so I will shop around for a 1' cable.
I cannot comment on the reliability, but the speed seems reasonable for a laptop drive, and it works for what I need. The Iomega name does not ring the sound of quality in my ear (having had a number of Zip drives in the day), but I figured I'd take the chance. So far so good!
Iomega FW/USB Mini 160 GB HD February 4, 2008
Bill E. (California, USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I purchased this item about 4 months ago! It has been really great! I use it with my 2006 Model Apple 17" PowerBook G4. I take a lot of pictures with my 12 Megapixel Canon 5D and I'm running out of space even with the original 120 GB hard drive of this fine Laptop computer.
*** What I Like about it (PROS)
1. Requires no power adapter or AC Cable
2. Firewire works fine with some computers where the standard USB does not provide sufficient power
3. Includes the $20 double USB cable for computers like mine that does not provide enough USB power
4. It's silver and a prefect match for Apple PowerBook and MacBook Pro computers
5. Drive is bootable with a Mac, so you can install another operating system (I run Leopard 10.51 from the computer internal HD, and Tiger 10.4.11 from this External Drive
6. Heavy duty Firewire cable.
7. Nice Blue light that shows Drive activity.
*** What I Don't Like about it (CONS)
NONE or perhaps FW cable is a bit too long.
I originally purchased the WD Passport 120 GB Drive, but using it was a problem. It never worked with the above mentioned Laptop without additional power. I used a powered USB hub and connected the Western Digital Passport to it to make it work. Although this drive has the same issue if used with a USB cord (mini to Standard), this IOMEGA provides 2 solutions to this problem: 1) it provides the double USB cable that should have been included with the WD Passport and wasn't, and 2) it works fine when you use the FireWire Connection. Problem solved and I'm happy with this product.
 Has some shortcomings December 8, 2007
Gulliver
11 out of 26 found this review helpful
I'm sure the product is fine as far as the disk is concerned, no problems so far.
However I chose this one because of the firewire, not realizing that my laptop has a non-powered firewire port. Didn't know the distinction as I've never really used firewire to any extent. That much is my fault. Read up on firewire at wikipedia before you choose a firewire product and check the ports on the equipment to which you intent to connect it.
However, I have a couple of problems with this product. The selector switch on top protrudes and seems fragile. If it had come with a padded sleeve like my old 20gb pocketec it would have been a better deal. There's really no excuse for a product like this not to come with a padded sleeve to protect it.
Going again, I would choose this product.
A superb & svelte FireWire drive February 11, 2008
hxt1137 (Eugene, OR)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I wanted a portable FireWire drive to implement TimeMachine backup on my laptop. This Iomega unit has worked flawlessly out of the box.
I'm not a fan of USB-only drives, as they use up two USB ports (one for data, the other for power); it doesn't help that on the MacBook Pro there's one USB port on either side of the unit. With a FireWire drive, the USB ports can be used for other devices.
The Iomega drive is much more stylish than the product images show. The top and bottom have an anodized aluminum finish similar to that of the MacBook Pro; lengthwise, the sides are rippled and the ends have white plastic caps.
I hope to get several years' use of the drive but only time will tell.
This is the first Iomega product I purchased since the days of the notoriously unreliable Zip drives I'm glad to see that Iomega has (seemingly) bounced back from that era. Well, except that you have to pay $25 for any technical phone support...
Note to Mac users: Remember to reformat the drive before syncing with TimeMachine.
Also works with a Powerbook G4 Perfectly... March 27, 2008
Robert W. Wooten (Louisville, KY)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I did a lot of re-searching and reading reviews before finally deciding on this unit. I love that it has both USB and Firewire connections. I use the Firewire connection with my Powerbook G4, and it read it with no problems. Just in case you're not sure the Firewire on Powerbooks are powered.I also love that its powers off of your Firewall and USB, so no power supply is needed. I didn't have to use the install disc for this on my mac although it is included. There are no rear pictures that I recall on this unit, but it has a small switch with 3 settings middle is off, to the left is for USB/Firewire connection, and to the right, is for DC (if you decide to use a power supply to power the hard drive, which is not supplied, but not really needed either).It has a connection for the USB (cable supplied) and Firewire (Cable Supplied).The firewire cable is a tad long which is perfect for a desktop, but not as well suited for a Laptop. This hard drive is very small and ideal for portablity. It also is a very good match for a macbook pro or powerbook (silver). It does have some fans that run inside on occasion, but overall its a very quite unit.I've also noticed that it gets somewhat warm but never hot to the touch. I don't know how long it will last, but we all can only hope for the best on that one.
Overall for $99 dollars this is a great product thus far, and worth every penny ! I would recommend it, to anyone looking for a portable drive, and actually already have.
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