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Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 33654 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Iomega
Category: CE
List Price: $114.99
Buy New: $94.99
You Save: $20.00 (17%)
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Rating:  257 reviews
Sales Rank: 26
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
System Memory: 0
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 8.5 x 3.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 33654
Model: 33654
UPC: 742709336546
EAN: 0742709336546
ASIN: B000HI9O5W
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 500GB external hard drive with USB 2.0 connection | | • | USB 2.0 offers up to 480 Mbps transfer rates | | • | 7200 RPM and 8MB cache buffer for speedy performance | | • | 1-year limited warranty | | • | Device measures 4.75 x 1.375 x 8.75 inches (WxHxD) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500GB provides an economical solution for even the greatest storage needs. The 500GB storage capacity allows you to save up to 2,000,000 photos, 9,250 hours of music, or 750 hours of video. The drive uses a USB 2.0 connection which is compatible with virtually  | The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500GB offers: - Spacious 500GB storage capacity.
- USB 2.0 interface for a fast and widely compatible connection.
- FAT32 preformatting for added convenience.
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Easily add 500GB of storage space to hold up to 2,000,000 photos. View larger. | all computers today and boasts transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps. The drive runs at 7200 RPM and has up to an 8 MB cache buffer for speedy performance. The drive is compatible with both PCs and Macs. It is FAT32 preformatted so PC users can just plug it in and start using it. The Iomega 500GB External Hard Drive is backed by a 1-year warranty. What's in the Box
Iomega 500GB External Hard Drive, USB cable, power cable, stand, and quick install guide.
Product Description
Iomega's Desktop Hard Drive is the affordable way to save precious memories. Not only is this drive economical but it is very easy-to-use and preformatted for simple set up - just plug and play. A simple storage solution.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 252 more reviews...
 Good piece of hardware August 21, 2008
The Iomega external hard drive started up fine and has worked reliably so far. Operates very quietly. I like it.
Iomega 500GB USB 2.0 External HDD August 19, 2008
Shipping was great as always thanks to Amazon. Arrived in 4 days with free shipping.
This product works as advertised. Plug it in and it is immediately recognized and ready to go. Makes a slight clicking sound when working, but it is barely noticeable over the fans on my PC and I usually can't hear it. I put it on the stand to help keep it cool, it gets warm but not hot.
The aluminum finish and blue light look good and are functional.
I am satisfied with my purchase and I would recommend this to anyone looking for extra storage space.
Works as it should August 18, 2008
Drive is really nice. It does what it is supposed to do. I store all my information on this drive and i have lots of space left. i believe that I am covered for at least the next 2 years. It has an external power connector, so you have to have a wall socket around and then you switch it on, and connect to your laptop/computer. It gets detected as any normal external device and you can drag drop items.
It is heavy, which is expected of 500 Gbs. I have had it for about an year and no problems. The real seller was the price which is really low for such huge capacity.
 Disappointing reliability August 17, 2008
Drive "died" after about two weeks use once my son had transferred most of his key files to it.
Very poor
Good price but the down-sides are ... August 15, 2008
OK this is a great deal (the four stars are for the price not the convenience) but beware ...
First, if you don't format to NTFS (and why would you if you are an average user, as there is nothing in the "manual" that is only a multi-lingual generic page of non-information that probably covers all their external drives) your transfer of data will be SLOW -- slower than my smaller drive (150gig) purchase (called simpletech) 4 years ago -- very noticeably slower.
Then, you will try and transfer a video file over 4 gigs and be very disappointed, especially if you have already spent an hour and a half transferring smaller files over. Over 4 gigs will not copy with FAT32. That's not very fat to me, heh-heh.
These files now all have to be recopied back to other drives, to re-format to NTFS ... as far as I know anyway. If not, it is risky, I am told.
If you go to iomega.com to find the REAL manual, you will have a heck of a time finding it, as the good old days of naming products in a clear and simple manner are long gone.
Last is that blue light -- it is retina-piercingly bright. It sounds superficial unless you sleep in the same room and forget to turn it off.
Furthermore, the manual online says the light is supposed to turn green or yellow according to what it is doing -- I never saw it change color -- it is supposed to turn green when transferring data.
OK, one last complaint. The USB wire provided plugs into the ETHERNET port on the iomega device, which was very confusing. The online manual was useless in explaining that one, it was only until I went back to the Amazon parts list which said you only get one wire (I thought maybe I lost one) so then I just figured, I guess that's the way this thing works, the ethernet port plugs into your computer's usb port, but it was unexpected, at least to me, when the usb port on the iomega is left open and available.
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