Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 34270

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. It's the easiest way to save photos, music, videos and more, plus the Prestige Desktop Hard Drive is powered by an Energy Star qualified adapter for a better environment. EMC Retrospect HD (PC) software license is included for easy file backup (software via download).

Amazon.com Product Description:
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.

The included stand lets you place the Prestige both vertically and horizontally. View larger.

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.

Features:

• Easy-to-use: simple USB 2.0 interface; just plug and play
• Stylish and durable: stylish drive - available in a dark silver brushed finish; sturdy aluminum construction with included stand
• Secure: EMC retrospect HD (PC) license is included for easy file backup (software available via easy download)
• Energy efficient: powered by an Energy Star qualified adapter for a better environment

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - great product
This is a great hard drive.Lots of storage and fast spin up time.It's perfect for some one with a laerge game library.
Rating: - Easy, fast, sexy, does what it's supposed to
I won't lie and say I'm an external hard drive expert, but what I wanted was something reliable (and cheap) to keep all my files safe in case my laptop should explode and so far, this little iomega has done just fine.I've had it for 4 months now and haven't had any trouble.I know that's not a long, long time so I can't comment on the life-span of one of these guys, but I can't complain either.I wouldn't say I'm the most gentle, either.I don't wear it down to death, but I've uploaded 10+ gbs ... Read More
Rating: - I guess I'm "that guy" who writes an unfavorable review on a much loved product
This is my first review. I bought this product based on the Amazon reviews so I feel obligated to return the favor.

I am a graphic designer, itunes addict, and Mac user. I have owned many, many ext hard drives over the years. I run my itunes off ext hard drives, save my graphic work and back it all up on another ext hard drive. It's the way I roll. When my wonderful Seagate 200 gig was just too small I decided to upgrade to a 1 tera. I should have bought another Seagate but the reviews ... Read More
Rating: - Very satisfied
Bought this product a month back am very satisfied with the product. It starts up instantly and the transfer rate to/from my PC is impressive too. I definitely recommend this product!
Rating: - External Hard drive
I plugged this in, opened the files on my computer and copied over about 120GB worth of data no problem.This was a nice out of the box experience.