USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400 - 7200 rpm - MPN: 33904 See Product Details
Description
The Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive FireWire 400/USB 2.0 500GB is designed specifically for the Mac user with HFS+ formatting and a sleek design that perfectly compliments Mac computers and adds secure, high capacity storage to your system. The Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive delivers transfer rates up to 480Mbits/sec and can be connected to any computer equipped with FireWire 400 or Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Includes two (2) FireWire 400 ports and one (1) USB 2.0 port.
Quick Glance
Internal/External: External
Interface: USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400
Drive Type: Hard Drive
Capacity: 500000
Rotational Speed: 7200
Cache Size: 8
Summary
Product Title: Iomega UltraMax 500 GB External Hard Drive
Manufacturer: Iomega
Power Score: 2.4 | 3 Reviews
Storage
Capacity: 500 GB
Interface
Interface Type: USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400
Interface Connection: IEEE 1394 - 6 pin Powered (Firewire), USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
Performance
Drive Type: Hard Drive
Rotational Speed: 7200 rpm
Cache Size: 8 MB
General
Internal/External: External
Dimensions
Weight: 2.5 lbs
Warranty
Warranty Information: 1 Year Limited Warranty
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Strengths: Nice design.
Weakness: None
This is the second Iomega UltraMax External Drive I bought. It was a good price and I'm happy with them so far. I use the first drive to store all my photos and movies and all the data from my previous computer. The second Iomega drive I use to backup my Mac hard drive. I do not have anything to compare it to, but so far so good.
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Unreliable and expensive technical support: Do not...
Strengths: Large capacity, compact design.
Weakness: Very unreliable, noisy, expensive and poor technical support
Advice to the previous reviewer: Do not buy this product! I purchased one of these HDDs 6 months ago and experienced a few minor problems in powering up + getting Mac OS X to mount the drive. Once solved (by trial and error -- Iomega were insisting I pay them for technical support, so I used Mac User Forums for help, instead -- for free! :-) ). The drive worked reasonably for 5 months -- though...
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