Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hard drive 250 GB

Advantages: HaLoads of storage space
Disadvantages: Annoying blue light

...I have had my PC for two years now and just recently I managed to fill my 80 GB hard drive up with rubbish. There was so much rubbish on it the hard drive was having problems reading the data. It was so full that I didn't even have enough free space to do a defragmentation of the drive. Anyhow with my birthday looming just around the corner my girlfriend said that I could have a new hard drive as an early present. I only wanted a 100 GB hard drive but after I had had a browse around I discovered that I could get the Iomega 250 GB external hard drive for the same price. The hard drive itself is silver and has a clear blue strip across the front. The Iomega logo is clearly embossed on the top and underneath there is four rubber feet. There is also two vents one each side to draw in cool air. Specifications: USB 2.0 Transfer Rate: 400... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Capacity
Disadvantages: Produces a lot of heat / can be quite noisy

...I bought one of these to solve my storage problem and also to help transferring files between different computers. It has never failed me, and is usable as soon as you plug it in basically! It has however, eliminated the need to use a heater in my room in winter: while this monster hard drive can store pretty much anything you throw at it, it also produces the heat to match. If using it for long periods of time, it can also be quite noisy. I also feel that an alternative form of connectivity other than USB would be useful, but not essential. I do not really like the design of the casing either, but that isn't really important as it can just be put on a shelf out of the way! On a whole, it is a relatively cheap storage option, but it can really heat up your workstation!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: a good alternative product
Disadvantages: n/a

...A better looking model from Iomega than the 500 GB model, this is a safe solid bet for a hard drive that won't let you down. In testing it performed well and did not overheat or become slow due to the rate of transfer. Design The portable hard drive comes in an attractive silver case that has USB2 and FireWire 400 ports. It's about 20 cms long and 10 in depth and weighs a fair bit. It is a desktop drive and can't 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... Read review

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