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Iomega unveils updated eGo hard drives

Posted in External Hard Drives, Iomega by Nino Marchetti on January 14th, 2008

Iomega eGo Portable Hard DriveIomega announced today some higher capacity and dual interface models for its Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive line. This new hard drives range in price from around $140 to $230.

The Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drives include 160GB and 250GB models with dual USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 ports. They are available in red, black and white body colors. Iomega also released a new 250GB USB 2.0 model in red, blue and black body colors.

Iomega 1.5TB drive offers fancy backup option

Posted in External Hard Drives, Iomega by Nino Marchetti on December 20th, 2007

Iomega 1.5TB UltraMax Pro Desktop Hard Drive eSATA 3GBits/USB 2.0Iomega recently revealed some new eSATA desktop hard drives with a new system protection program that combines total system backups with instant system recovery. The drive catching our eye the most is the 1.5TB UltraMax Pro Desktop Hard Drive eSATA 3GBits/USB 2.0, priced at around $600.

The Iomega 1.5TB UltraMax Pro Desktop Hard Drive eSATA 3GBits/USB 2.0 features both eSATA 3GBits and USB 2.0 interfaces. The eSATA 3GBits interface is the preferred for data backup, as Iomega says it is up to six times faster than the USB 2.0 interface. This product also “features a two-drive configuration with hot-swappable SATA II hard drives that are formatted with the FAT32 file system for use in Mac or PC environments.”

Iomega adds new home network storage products

Posted in Iomega, NAS by Nino Marchetti on August 27th, 2007

Iomega Home Network Hard DriveIomega is back in tech news today announcing a new line of network hard drives designed for network storage at home. The Iomega Home Network Hard Drives come in 320GB ($200), 360GB ($150) and 500GB ($200) storage sizes.

The Iomega Home Network Hard Drives make use of 10/100 Ethernet technology to enable network storage. A Windows utility is included to get the drive connected to each PC which will share the drive. The drives inside are 7200 RPM SATA-II hard drives with an 8MB cache.

Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drive

Posted in Computer Components, Hard Drives, Iomega, Networking, Storage by Nino Marchetti on July 31st, 2007

Iomega StorCenter Network Hard DriveIomega has definitely come a long way since the days of the Zip drive. Today the long time data storage equipment provider unveiled a new line of Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drives, available in 1TB ($389), 750GB ($359) and 500GB ($269).

The Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drives are designed for home office and small business networks. They offer features like media and print server capabilities, backup and disaster recovery software and compatibility with both Mac and Windows based computers. All three products use 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SATA-II hard drives with an 8MB cache and the 1TB unit is a two-drive product supporting RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring) and JBOD (which treats both drives as a large single drive).

Shiny Red Iomega eGo USB Hard Drive Debuts

Posted in Accessories, Iomega, Storage, USB by Nino Marchetti on June 26th, 2007

iomega-ego-160.jpgIomega has quietly been kicking out all sorts of data storage products over the years. One of its newest, the Iomega eGo Drive, looks to continue the tradition in a stylish way.

The most striking thing about this USB 2.0 drive is its looks. It sports a curved cherry-red chassis with chrome endcaps. That’s a nice change from more generic external USB drives. I also like the fact this drive is USB powered - no more needing to pull out yet another power brick and search for a free outlet.

Iomega 320GB eSATA/USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Drive

Posted in Hard Drives, Iomega by Paul Patterson on September 8th, 2006

Iomega 320GB Desktop Hard DriveIomega recently announced the availability of the new eSATA/USB 2.0 320 GB Desktop Hard Drive. This drive is specifically designed for those power users who want to close the gap between internal hard drives and the fastest external hard drives.

The new eSATA interface features three times the transfer rate of USB 2.0. This kind of performance makes this drive a viable option for any application, from video editing to super-fast backups. Iomega’s eSATA drive gets its speed advantage by utilizing the same type of high-speed interface …





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