Iomega eGo USB 2.0 320 GB Rugged Portable Hard Drive (Ruby Red)
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Customer Review: Pocket friendly, handsome and functional.
Summary: 5 Stars
All portable hard drives are not the same. Once one has whittled down the plethora of external drives on the market using capacity, weight and dimensions as parameters to a few suitable competitors, it is left to the equally important choices of color and shape.
The internals of the Iomega drive have been described in countless on-line reviews and in computer magazines: they do the job they were designed for and quietly too. As for the appearance of this unit, color is a hard choice - there are eight of them! Each to his own, but as you are reading this review you also found Ruby Red to be the most appealing. Factor in its ergonomic pocket friendliness and this is the winner. The quality of the exterior is high and the semi-matt finish does not retain finger marks, so it looks good on ones desk all day long. The unit needs two free USB ports to supply the required power and these should be adjacent to each other in order to use the included cable. If not, a hub or a longer Y-cable will be required.
This hard drive has a sturdy feel and a high quality finish. It is pocket shaped with no sharp edges or corners. This reviewer found no fault in the two months the unit has been in daily use.
Customer Review: Nifty little thing
Summary: 5 Stars
I've only had this thing for a few days now, and so far it's been pretty good to me. I have the 500GB version of this little thing, and I feel better knowing that my stuff will be safe in it. The first time I had it download my stuff it took forever (or maybe an hour), since I had a lot of stuff for it to take in. Now it doesn't take nearly as long to store in in. My only little concern is that time machine has given me a notice that it failed to download twice now. But just clicking on the application to download again solves that problem easily.
I choose the Iomega from the Western Passport Digital, because even though it was the more expensive one, it also had the best ratings, and better customer reviews. If you're willing the give out a little extra cash to get a run for your money, Iomega is probably your best bet.
Customer Review: Great backup. Nice Size, Dependable
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this for several months and it truly is a rugged unit. The quick usb connect had better than average transfer rates on most computers - you can plus one or both in depending upon need. Convenient size, nice sheen that is easy to keep clean. Fits into purse, pocket, glove compartment or anyplace you might want to take it with ease. I've used Iomega products since the zip drives [remember those big breakthroughs!!!] and this seems to follow in the same solid footsteps of dependable but cost effective. Fantastic little insurance policy for anyone on the go or just for those that need a bit of extra assurance their costly digital effects are in order. You can pay more - but why? You can pay les but chance it. Good product at a good price.Customer Review: Perfect Aspire One Companion and Beeping Solved
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got my eGo a few moments ago. What a great deal, 320GB for under $100. I bought it for additional storage for my Acer Aspire One. I may end up buying a few more of these eGo's as they are compact and don't need a power source--just plugs into the Aspire's USB 2.0 port. As far as the split USB cable, it works just fine using only one plug/port on the Aspire, no need to sacrifice 2 ports just for the eGo. I also bought the 7 port USB hub from Cables To Go, that is recommended with this drive. The drive will beep and not show up as a drive on your computer if the hub isn't powered. Once it's powered, the problem goes away. Possibly the hub will work unpowered if you use both USB cables, but I haven't tested that yet.Customer Review: real nice
Summary: 5 Stars
I just attached this drive to my 10 in Acer - recognized it right away running Windows XP - I copied about 10 gigs of image and music files with no problem - in about 10 minutes. I kept it attached with the laptop running for 3 hours - it did not get hot like others have mentioned - hardly even warm - not sure if leaving it attached would result in a hot to handle item - but I think that at least for a few hours heat will be no problem.
It was formatted in NTSF out of the box - I did not have to do anything so I am not sure why others did. If it holds up, and I think it will since I do not plan to use it on a daily basis, then this was a nice buy