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Product Description
The Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0 provides a simple and affordable solution for all your storage needs. Ideal for adding capacity to your system, this stylish drive offers a sturdy aluminum construction and included stand. Available in 500GB, 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities, it’s the easiest way to save photos, music, videos and more. It includes Iomega Protection Suite software with Iomega v.Clone, Trend Micro Internet Security (1 year subscription), Iomega QuikProtect, EMC Retrospect, and MozyHome Online Backup service. v.Clone software lets you take your PC virtually anywhere including files, settings, and applications.
The Iomega Prestige 500GB External Hard Drive is an easy-to-use, affordable, and energy-efficient desktop storage solution. Featuring a stylish and durable aluminum design, plug-and-play functionality, and a secure EMC Retrospect Express software license for easy file backup, the Prestige is the easy way to store your photos, videos, and music, and to protect your important computer files.
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The included stand lets you place the Prestige both vertically and horizontally. View larger. |
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With a 7200 RPM spindle speed and 8 MB or more cache, you'll have quick access to your data. View larger. |
Plug-and-Play Simplicity and 500 GB Storage Capacity
The Iomega Prestige uses a USB 2.0 interface for fast data transfers with universal compatibility. The USB 2.0 interface allows for plug-and-play simplicity with a data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps. Additionally, the drive is already preformatted NTFS, so you don't have to waste time formatting to use it. The Prestige features a drive with 7200 RPM spindle speed and an 8MB or higher cache buffer. This provides performance that results in fast access speeds and low latency.
And with 500GB of storage capacity, the Prestige gives you the ability to store up to 2 million photos, over 9,000 hours of music, or 750 hours of video.
Stylish Aluminum Case
The Prestige has durable aluminum construction with a brushed-metal finish that will stylishly complement your desktop or workstation. An included stand gives you the option of either placing the drive horizontally or vertically.
Not only does the aluminum design look good, it also works to dissipate heat, allowing the drive to run cooler and quieter.
Backup Software Included
A license for EMC's Retrospect Express software is included (software is available via download), allowing for easy file backup that keeps your data safe. Also included is free MozyHome Online Backup, which provides 2GB of online data storage.
Compatible with Macs and PCs
Whether you have a Mac or PC, the Prestige will do the job. The drive requires a PC with Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional, and a Pentium II class processor with 256MB RAM and a USB 2.0 connection, or a Mac (PowerPC or Intel) with OS X 10.3 or above with a USB 2.0 port.
The Iomega Prestige 500 GB External Hard Drive is powered by an Energy Star qualified adapter and is backed by a one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
Iomega Desktop Hard Drive, Connection Cable, Quick Install Guide, HTML User Manual and Help Files, Backup software license included, software via download (PC only).
The stylish aluminum enclosure complements your desktop. |
Technical Details
- Easy-to-use - Simple USB 2.0 interface; just plug and play
- Stylish & Durable - Stylish drive, available in a dark silver brushed finish; sturdy aluminum construction and includes stand
- Secure - Iomega Protection Suite software
- 3 year warranty with product registration
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"Worst Product Ever Purchased" 2010-02-03
By
A. Inam
I have been buying through amazon.com for many years but this is the first time I was compelled enough to write a review because my experience was so bad with this company and this product that I really felt it important to let other potential buyers know about it. Please do pay attention to the bad reviews on this product (about 22% all reviews so far).
This has to be the worst product I have ever purchased on amazon.com. Not only the product is worthless but the company and their customer service is totally against every customer service principal imaginable. If I was a lawyer, I'd drag this company out to the courts for wrongful and misleadig business practices. Here are things any potential buyer should be aware of before even thinking about buying any Iomega product:
1. The product is absolutely not reliable. The drive crashed unexpectedly within weeks of purchasing.
2. You have to pay to talk to a customer support agent.
3. They only offer a live chat with customer support but it is useless. They just copy and paste from scripts.
4. Their warranty is written by the sleaziest of lawyers. If the drive fails, you have to pay to ship it back to them (and lose all your data) and they will replace with only a remanufactured one, i.e., another drive that has failed before.
5. Once they replace your new drive with a remanufactured one, your one-year warranty on the original product gets reduced to 90 days.
6. They constantly promote their very expensive data recovery service during the "online chat", as if these bad drives were manufactured and shipped with misleading warranty to pimp their data recovery service.
"it performed as promised" 2010-02-02
By
Robert Wolf (So Florida)
This hard drive is easy to use, easy to store, and has lots of memory.
When we priced alternatives, for what this cost there weren't any.
delivery was fast and flawless, and no, I don't work for amazon
"Good Quality" 2010-02-02
By
Ricardo Gonzalez Leal
I have been working with it and it is of good quality. I really recommend it.
"Great product so far" 2010-02-02
By
K. Harris (California)
So far so good. Have had this 500 GB external drive for about 3 months now, and it does just what I need. Stores a lot, great for backing up files and allows me to transfer files with ease to all other computers. Doesn't get too warm, unless it's in a hot environment to begin with, even then it's not bad at all. And no noise whatsoever!
Only issue I've had, is that sometimes I can't eject the device. When I try to safely eject, it shows error message that it is still in use...but it's not! I haven't been able to figure out if it is something I am doing wrong, or a glitch in the product. Otherwise, great buy!
"Don't Get Iomega hard drive for a MAC!" 2010-02-02
By
NotaMacGenius (New York, NY USA)
This hard drive was purchased for backing up an iMac and it may just be my mistake to get a drive that must be reformated for MAC. Using Disk Utility on my iMac was impossible. I then tried my older PowerBook which let me format the drive for an older MAC system recognized by the iMac (after many error messages and false starts on both machines). Then I began a back up of my iMac using Super Duper. It took over two days! The USB 2.0 is much too slow for the amount of data on the iMac hard drive (which was only half full - a one terabyte drive). I now have a back up which I hope will work if the iMac goes down. The only plus was I spent half of what the Apple Store people recommend, but now I will have to buy one of their drive recommendations just to feel confident that I have a solid back up.
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