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 up to 2 TB capacity, it is the easiest way to save photos, music, videos, and more. Iomega Protection Suite is included with solutions to access your PC, easily backup your data, and protect your computer and online experience. Software available via easy download! The suite includes Trend Micro Internet Security (1 year subscription), Iomega QuikProtect, EMC Retrospect, and MozyHome Online Backup service.
- Stylish & Durable - Now more compact and available in a charcoal gray brushed finish; sturdy aluminum construction
- Secure - Iomega Protection Suite software includes Trend Micro Internet Security, Iomega QuikProtect
- 3 Year Warranty with product registration
Technical Details
- Easy-to-use - Simple USB 2.0 interface; just plug and play- Stylish & Durable - Now more compact and available in a charcoal gray brushed finish; sturdy aluminum construction
- Secure - Iomega Protection Suite software includes Trend Micro Internet Security, Iomega QuikProtect
- 3 Year Warranty with product registration
2010-09-15By Balaji Ramanathan (hoffman estates, il United States)
Bought this hard drive a few days back. Having set it up and used it for a couple of day, I must say I am very pleased with it. Setup was a breeze, the box has everything you need including a 3-ft USB cable. The drive was formatted NTFS in one large partition. If you need, you can make multiple partitions on it using the windows disk management console or some other disk management software.
The manual is very basic and gives you the procedure for reformatting the disk if you use a Mac. The manual runs to 24 pages or so because the same info is repeated in 20 different languages. If you have used computers and hard drives before, you can chuck the user manual safely and not miss it!
The drive is whisper quiet. No noise whether it is being accessed or not. I use it as my nightly backup drive, so it is on during the night in the same room I sleep in, and you can't hear it unless you put your ear to it. And after an 8-hour full backup run, the drive was barely warm to the touch, so the case is well ventilated to avoid overheating problems. That augurs well for a long life since heat is one of the primary killers of hard drives.
You can either put the drive down horizontally or put it up vertically in the included stand. The light on the drive is a little bright (and it blinks when the drive is accessed), but you can always put tape over it if it is too bright for your taste.
The drive also has an on/off switch which many other manufacturers have done away with. Overall, that leaves precious little to complain about as far as this drive is concerned. The only question is durability, and if I waited 2 years to write this review based on testing its durability for that long, the review would be completely useless! So, here is the bottomline: when it works, it is a superb drive that I can't find anything to complain about. And I have no reason right now to believe that the drive will have a short life. Highly recommended!
2010-09-12By George Sands (Freedom, NH, US)
This drive backes my system every
sunday. The built in software is automatic and fool proof.
2010-09-12By Bob R (Eustis, FL)
I own two 1TB WD External HD and one 500GB HP External HD and the Iomega is by far the best of all. It is much faster and more reliable that any of my other drives. I really like it!
2010-09-09By Chris
More memory - this is what I use this Prestige for. I don't meddle with it too often because I use it exclusively for added memory.. On test, I realized that it's not only easy to use but also saves power with its sleep mode.
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