Advantages: So much SPACE!
Disadvantages: none

...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. Features It ships with backup software, like Firewall 800 which makes it easier to use. A two-plug USB splitter cable and a six-pin FireWire cable... Read review

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Advantages: Easy installation, looks good, ease of use
Disadvantages: None found

...I've bought two of these drives now and am very impressed. On opening the box you'll find the following: The drive itself, power supply, USB cable and an instruction leaflet. The drive feels solid and well built, although the aluminium case does have some sharp edges near the front where it joins the plastic bezel. The drive comes formatted to FAT32, but this is easily changed to NTFS. Being a curious sort, I took one apart to find out the manufacturer of the actual drive inside and was happy to find a Seagate Barracuda, not the bottom of the range drive I was expecting! Installation under Windows XP/Vista is a doddle, just plug in the power cable, plug in the USB cable, switch it on and it's automatically detected and ready to go. In use, both drives have proved very reliable, and although transfer speeds over USB 2... Read review

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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

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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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Advantages: Love the look.
Disadvantages: n/a

...This looks so much like a games console that maybe that was what iomega were trying to build. A better looking model from Iomega than the other 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 black case that has USB2 and FireWire 400 ports. It reminds me of an xbox and is certainly cool to look at. 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 10 minutes i was backing up my files. Performance Performance is good for a portable hard disk... Read review

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Advantages: Sleek, quiet, ability to automate backups when files are modified
Disadvantages: Desk space: cannot stand vertically

...Run out of hard drive space and need a quick external fix, or simply want an easy way of backing up your data? For either purpose the Iomega Desktop Silver Series Hard Drive does the job, available in variety of sizes. APPEARANCE Its sleek silver casing is visually pleasing in a subtle way, not relying on glowing lights like many other external drives at similar prices. It does not draw attention to itself, with two simple green lights at the front, one to display power and one for hard drive access. It is slimmer than expected for a 3.5" drive but it is also surprisingly long. Its chief drawback is the lack of a vertical standing position which can be a real space-saver on cluttered desks. However the flat position is probably better/safer for external drives where possible. The branding is a simple, small Iomega logo on the top... Read review

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Advantages: Very good quality and design, both USB and Firewire interfaces.
Disadvantages: A bit expensive, manual could be better.

...I have been a fan of Iomega and its products for a long time, since the good old days of the zip drives. They are a good company, they create quality products but most of all they have a very descent customer service. Naturally when I was looking for an external hard drive, Iomega was on of the first companies I looked at and finally I bought this 250GB hard drive. And it didn't let me down... The big advantage of a portable hard drive is obviously that you can take it with you to work or a friend’s house and transfer large amounts of data very easily. The device is automatically recognized by Windows 2000/XP and no drivers or installation are required. It will be displayed as a normal hard drive in “My Computer” and you can easily copy files using drag and drop as you would with any other hard disk on your PC. The data transfer speed... Read review

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Advantages: Very Fast, Efficient, Stylish, Easy Installation
Disadvantages: Only a minor point the 1m usb cable

...I needed a fast and efficient external hard drive for doing full and incremental backups of my networked computer systems. I did a bit of research first before deciding on this Iomega product. It costs £58.95 from ebuyer with £10 (£48.95)off for using google checkout and at only 18p per GB you cant get much better than that at the moment. The Iomega drive comes in a very classy and stylish silver/aluminium casing which you can mount on the included stand or lay flat on your computer desk. Included in the box is a usb cable and a power adaptor and an instruction manual.It is usb 2.0 compatible which means that it has a raw data transfer rate of 480Mbps.It is also backward compatible with usb 1.1 which has a maximum transfer rate of 12Mbits/second. Spindle speed of this drive is 7500rpm.Only negative point is the usb cable could be a bit... Read review

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Advantages: Very affordable price, quick file backup
Disadvantages: 100 MB backup per disk, will not support 250 MB zip disks

...Aside from being very reasonable in price, the Iomega Zip Drive is a fast and simple way for removable storage. Each disk will hold up to 100 MegaBytes of information, which allows you to store very large backup files. The entire unit is so small, you can take it from home to work without any trouble at all. In my opinion, the best feature about this particular Zip Drive is it's USB interface. Hot-swappable USB lets you quickly plug and unplug the device, without having to deal with those serial Zip Drives where you have to line up the pins to fit it in your computer port. Why do you think USB has the slogan 'plug & play'? The Zip software enables it so all you have to do is pop the disk into the drive without having to open any program first. After you put the zip disk in, it appears right on your desktop! From there you can drag... Read review

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

...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... Read review

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