Iomega Desktop Hard Drive Value Series Hard drive 1 TB > Reviews > Not bad for 1TB.

Author's product rating:   

Memory / capacity	Excellent
Reliability	Excellent
Ease of Installation	Excellent - very quick and easy
Speed	Fast
Value For Money	Excellent

Advantages:	1 Terrabyte
Disadvantages:	not portable  -  but who cares

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This is a bargain that i couldn't pass up without buying. 1TB should keep me going for several years and more.

I bought this hard drive for £101 and it has been a pleasure to use. It's a doddle to set up and install and the fast rate of transfer makes file sharing very efficient and easy.

Design
The portable hard drive comes in an attractive silver case that has USB2 and FireWire 400 ports. It is a desktop drive and cant really be moved around due to its size.

Installation
The instructions were easy to follow and it installed by windows wizard as soon as i plugged it in, so within 20 minutes i was backing up my files.

Performance
Performance is good for a portable hard disk, and there was no real difference in speed between the two interfaces. T

Features
It doesn't ship with backup software, just file-synchronisation software, but this serves a similar purpose. A two-plug USB splitter cable and a six-pin FireWire cable are included so you shouldn't need to use an external power adaptor. The bundled Retrospect Express utility can back up your files according to a schedule and can store previous versions of files.

Conclusion
Based upon the competition i would choose this drive, it is a good performer and should be suitable for those who require alot of GB's in a good box.