Drives > Iomega Drives > 2 GB and higher

Advantages: Fast Backup, Nice and Compact, Very Easy To Use
Disadvantages: Limited backup capabilities, bundled software is terrible

...Device Type: Iomega REV drive Expansion / Connectivity ````````````````````````````````` Interfaces: 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B Manufacturer Warranty ``````````````````````````````` Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years Software / System Requirements `````````````````````````````````````````````` System Requirements Details: Pentium II - 333 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 100 MB OS Required: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft ...
...Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, Iomega Automatic Backup Pro Environmental Parameters ````````````````````````````````````` Humidity Range Operating 8 - 90% Max Operating Temperature 45 °C Min Operating Temperature 0 °C Media Type: Iomega REV Average Seek / Access Time: 13 ms Data Transfer Rate: 60 MBps (external) / 25.4 MBps (internal) Capacity: 35 GB Setup ```````` Now providing your system meets the recommended requirements you should ... Read review

Advantages: Fast, robust
Disadvantages: Expensive

The Iomega Jaz drive is a good solution for those who want to exchange dynamic data from one computer to another. The Jaz drive is a fairly quick device. It is not as fast as a harddisk, but certainly quicker than a tape or a CD-ROM. You can use a Jaz disk as a booting device, which gives you the opportunity to work with several operating systems. Do not use a Jaz-disk as a permanent storage device. The disks are quite expensive and need to be refreshed ...
...CD is much more suitable. But for dynamically exchanging data a Jaz-drive is very nice. Disadvantage of the Jaz is its noise. The disk rotates at high speed in the Jaz-player that makes a high rustling sound. If the Jaz is in its standby state it is sometimes not approachable. You have to eject and insert it again to get access to the data. Another disadvantage is its price. If you want to use a Jaz drive for permanent storage of data, you better ... Read review

Advantages: Size speed portable
Disadvantages: plastic expensive

Iomega released a new device a mid-end 2001. This is a USB or Firewire removable harddisk. The version I have is a USB one with a 20GB disk supplied as standard. There is also a firewire version and smaller disk sizes available. All in all the product behaves as I would expect. It is not as fast as a fixed hard disk, but is fine for general use. The unit comes in two components, the disk itself (and you could buy additional ones) and a cradle (the ...
...seems ok but being plastic cased I would not want to have it bashed around much, a fairly thick case is provided however for the disk itself (the disk is about 3 inches by 6 inches). The cradle again is plastic and has a bright blue 'button' style of light on it. Looks ok when it is on the go but the cradle is not exactly made from the best quality components and I suspect will not last more than a few years if you carry it about with you (it comes ... Read review

Advantages: Fast, Quiet, Affordable
Disadvantages: none

...past. But I bought a Samsung drive (Super-WriteMaster SH-S202J) from www.ishift.co.uk and I must say that not only is it just as fast (20x) and I have seen no real difference in performance between the IDE or SATA drives as the Liteon and Pioneer drives but it is much much quieter! To be honest the whole build quality of the Samsung seems a lot better as well plus it came with the software I needed, unlike many of the Pioneer OEM drives I have bought. ... Read review

Advantages: "works" with Mac and Windows
Disadvantages: Too many to list.

...work... (using Taiyo Yuden media bought from Microboards authorised retailers) >Manuals... inexistent! After days of bugging their support, a PDF was emailed over... > Support - rude and unhelpful most of the time. Takes days to get anything out of them In short? Stay well clear from this product! ... Read review