Iomega eGo Rugged Portable Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 250GB, Cherry Red - 33942 | 
| Brand: Iomega
List Price: $136.99
Buy New: $117.99
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 2717
Color: Cherry Red
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 250
Size: 250 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 3.5 x 0.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 33942
Model: 33942
UPC: 742709339424
EAN: 0742709339424
ASIN: B000W6O08A
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Device Type - Portable | | • | Dimensions WxDxH - 3.5" x 0.75" x 5.25" | | • | Removable Storage Type - Hard Drive | | • | Interfaces/Ports -- USB 2.0 USB |
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Product Description
Take files anywhere, in style, with the Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 - an extremely durable drive, which includes patent pending Drop Guard feature to withstand the toughest of travel environments. Available in 250GB capacity, it holds up to 1,000,000 photos, over 4,625 hours of music and 375 hours of video. Plus, the Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply and includes a free EMC Retrospect HD backup software license.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
 Not optimum for Macs January 7, 2008
alterego (St. Louis, MO USA)
47 out of 52 found this review helpful
This drive ships with a "Y" cable, a second USB connector on a six-inch pigtail off the cable, to enable plugging into a second USB port for sufficient power (apparently drive spinup requires more than the 500mA USB spec). Neither an aluminum PowerBook G4 (1.67GHz model) nor a white iMac G5 (1.8GHz model) will mount the drive from just the main USB connector. So on desktop Macs you'll need to use 2 USB ports. Since the 6" pigtail connector will not reach both USB ports on opposite sides of a PowerBook or MacBook Pro, it requires use of either a powered hub or supplemental power supply (available from Iomega for $20, not shipped with the drive), either of which somewhat defeats the portability feature. A Firewire drive may be a better option, but the Iomega USB/Firewire drive cost significantly more.
 Does what it's designed to do and does it well February 29, 2008
Bruce Gregory (Deep River, Connecticut)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The fact that I have so little to say about this product is testimony to the fact that it does what it was designed to do. If you want a portable backup hard drive, you'll be happy with this one. It's not blindingly fast, but that is not a drawback in my view. It is very quiet and that's a virtue as far as I am concerned. I'm a Mac user and I reformatted it from FAT-32 to HFS+. I'm very happy with the result. As other reviewers have noted, it comes only with Windows software. If you're a Mac user and haven't tried SuperDuper!, give it a whirl; I wouldn't be without it. SuperDuper! works with earlier versions of OS X and plays nicely with Leopard's Time Machine. You can never have too many backups.
Vista AND MacBook Pro Compatible June 10, 2008
S. K. Buchanan (NC)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I always look at the top three most favorable reviews as well as the bottom three least favorable reviews before making electronic purchases. I have to agree with everyone who has rated this highly. I purchased the 250GB USB only drive to assist with transferring files from my Vista desktop computer to my new Macbook Pro. Since I preferred the 200GB 7200rpm hard drive on my Mac I also intend to use the eGo for additional storage.
I received the drive today, hooked it up to my Dell and copied files I would need for the Mac. I then connected it to my Mac using only ONE USB connector and immediately transferred the files on the eGo to my Mac at a much faster speed than they were copied from the Dell. I did not need to use the extra USB power connector, but had I needed it my MacBook Pro is equipped with three USB ports, two of which are side-by-side. Hmm, I wonder if connecting the extra power cord on the eGo would improve my speed even more.
To respond to complaints from others who don't like the fact that Retrospect must be downloaded, Vista has it's own backup program as does the Mac. I appreciate not having to dump the program from the eGo prior to using it, though had I needed it I still would have preferred downloading the most current version.
Bottom line: This is a very portable (about half the depth of the WD), sleek designed drive, not to mention that it comes in a variety of colors which allowed me to color match it to my laptop skin. No hesitations - I'd buy it again!
Best external drive yet! March 21, 2008
A. Doug Floyd (Louisville, TN United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this drive. It's tough - I dropped it immediately after purchase while connected to mac and the drive wasn't fazed. It's small - I can stick in my pocket and take my music/doc to and from work. It's red - finally the world is making red stuff (and I love red stuff). It's fast - transfer rates are great. It's cool - When I was rebuilding my iTunes library I transfered files back and forth for about 12 hours, and it never got hot. Seems like I run through hard drive like water on an empty stomach and this is the best one yet.
Nice and small February 23, 2008
G. P. M. Meijden (Sucre, Bolivia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'd been doing some reading here on Amazon and decided to go for this one for it's size and the fact that is plugs into two USB port because some had trouble with the USB port not putting out enough power to keep the disc going. I've had it only a few days but it's fine so far. Looks and feels sturdy. I'll use it to go travelling on a motorbike so that'll put this thing to the test. If it doesn't hold up I'll let you know. I would have liked to have more cable between the two USB plugs so I can use one port on the left and the other on the right hand side of my laptop. But that's just a detail. Also I just did the test and it also runs on just one USB port. In short so far I'm very happy with the product.
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