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| The Bottom Line | The Iomega eGo Brown leather portable hard drive is a fashionable alternative to other boring HDs, and it gives you a healthy amount of space for a low price, but don't expect lightning fast transfer speeds. | The eGo Portable continues Iomega's tradition of slim, feature-rich external hard drives, this time sporting a sleek new design and an extended warranty. The bundle also includes a suite of three different software solutions that back up your data and protects your computer, and at an affordable 30 cents per gigabyte, we're happy to endorse the Iomega eGo Portable once again. | The Seagate FreeAgent Go is our favorite portable hard drive to date and takes our award for Editors' Choice. The drive is well designed and fast, and you won't find a better value for the price. | Mac and PC users alike will appreciate the Iomega eGo Portable's triple interface connectivity that lets you choose from USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800. Combined with a rugged enclosure, free data protection software, and a robust three-year warranty, this drive is a great example of well-rounded hardware. We thoroughly recommend it both for average consumer as well as data-hounds on a budget. | While other external hard drives offer built-in backup software, automatic data encryption, or rugged casing protection, the Transcend StoreJet 25F only promises, and delivers, the fastest data transfers at the lowest price. The missing FireWire prevents us from giving this Transcend an Editors' Choice award, but we still highly recommend this drive to storage hounds who don't mind USB 2.0. |
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| Spindle Speed | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 5400 rpm | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Enclosure Color | Brown leather | Ruby red | Royal blue | Ruby red | Info unavailable |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Info unavailable | 3.5 in x 5.4 in x 0.6 in | 3.1 in x 5.1 in x 0.5 in | 3.5 in x 5.6 in x 0.6 in | 5.4 in x 3.2 in x 0.6 in |
| Capacity | 250 GB | 500 GB | 320 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB |
| Storage Controller | None | None | None External - USB 2.0 | None | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-150 ) - Integrated - Hi-Speed USB |
| Vista Certification | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Compatible with Windows 7 | Info unavailable | Compatible with Windows 7 |
| Power Source | Info unavailable | USB bus | USB bus | USB bus FireWire bus | USB bus |
| Type | Hard drive - External hard drive | Hard drive - External hard drive | Hard drive - External hard drive | Hard drive - External hard drive | Hard drive - External hard drive |
| Weight | Info unavailable | 6.4 oz | 5.6 oz | 8 oz | 5.7 oz |
| OS Required | Info unavailable | Apple MacOS X 10.1 - 10.5 Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP | Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2 | Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later Microsoft Windows Vista / XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | Linux 2.4.2 or later Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista Apple MacOS 9.0 or later |
| Product Description | Iomega eGo Portable Hard drive - 250 GB - Hi-Speed USB | Iomega eGo Portable Hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB | FreeAgent Go - Hard drive - 320 GB - Hi-Speed USB | Iomega eGo Portable Mac Edition - Hard drive - 500 GB - IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB | Transcend StoreJet 25F - Hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB |
| Interface Type | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB | IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| Manufacturer Warranty | Info unavailable | 3 years warranty | 5 years warranty | 3 years warranty | 2 years warranty |
| Form Factor | Info unavailable | 2.5" | 2.5" | Info unavailable | 2.5" |
| Data Transfer Rate | 480 Mbps | 480 Mbps | 480 Mbps | Info unavailable | 480 Mbps |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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