Iomega Desktop Value Series USB Hard Drive (1TB)

Description: The Iomega Desktop Value Series USB Hard Drive is a 1TB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is expensive at around $270.This is a 7200 rpm drive and comes with an 8MB cache.

Pros: Has a 1TB capacity, which is somewhat larger than some similarly priced hard drives.

Cons: Has a 1 year warranty, which is somewhat less favorable than some similarly priced hard drives.For example, the Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II, a 1TB hard drive at around $275, has a 5 year warranty.

Suitability: Suited for those who don't want to take apart their computer just to add more storage?just plug it in.

Value: Notwithstanding its expensive price, this hard drive has good features for the money.

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• Manufacturer: Iomega Corp.
• Part Number: 33748

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
• Width 4.8 in
• Depth 9.5 in
• Height 2.8 in
• Weight 4.9 lbs
• Localization English / United States

• Hard Drive

• Capacity 1 TB
• Interface Type Hi-Speed USB
• Internal Drive Interface Type Serial ATA
• Buffer Size 8 MB

• Performance

• Interface Transfer Rate 480 Mbps
• Max Data Transfer Rate 60 MBps
• Spindle Speed 7200 rpm

• Storage Controller

• Type Serial ATA - Hi-Speed USB
• Controller interface type Serial ATA-150

• Storage Controller (2nd)

• Type None

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A
• Compatible Bays None
• Compatible Slots x None

• Power

• External Hard Drive Power Source Included AC adapter
• Power device type Power adapter
• Voltage Required AC 120/230 V

• Miscellaneous

• Cables Included 1 x USB cable - External
• Compliant Standards RoHS

• Software / System Requirements

• Software type Drivers & Utilities
• Min Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.1.5 or later, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• System Requirements Details Windows 2000 Pro - Pentium II - RAM 256 MB, Windows XP Home/Pro - Pentium II - RAM 256 MB, Windows XP 64-bit Edition - Pentium II - RAM 256 MB, MacOS X 10.1.5 or later - PowerPC G3 - RAM 128 MB

• Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & support type 1 year warranty
• Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year

Iomega Corp.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.iomega.com/
• Address: 1821 W. Iomega Way, San Diego, CA. 92130
• Phone: 801/629-7610
• Email: support@iomega.com