Iomega Silver Series Portable Hard Drive (160GB, USB)

Description: This Iomega Silver Series Portable Hard Drive is a 160GB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $75.Connects via either FireWire or USB 2.0 for increased flexibility.This is a 5400 rpm drive and comes with an 8MB buffer.

Pros: Has a 160GB capacity, which is larger than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the average cost of a product with this large a capacity is $230.Connects to your PC via high speed USB 2.0 or FireWire cables.This product can also connect to older USB ports, but the transfer rates will be fairly slow.

Cons: Has a 1 year warranty, which is less favorable than some similarly priced hard drives.For example, the Seagate FreeAgent Go, a 160GB hard drive at around $80, 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: Given its very inexpensive price, this hard drive has good features for the money.

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• Manufacturer: Iomega Corp.
• Part Number: 33749

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
• Width 2.9 in
• Depth 5.1 in
• Height 0.5 in
• Weight 5.7 oz

• Hard Drive

• Capacity 160 GB
• Interface Type IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB
• Buffer Size 8 MB

• Performance

• Max Data Transfer Rate 32 MBps
• Data Transfer Rate Details FireWire : 32 MBps, Hi-Speed USB : 25 MBps
• Spindle Speed 5400 rpm

• Storage Controller

• Type None

• Storage Controller (2nd)

• Type None

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire
• Compatible Bays None
• Compatible Slots x None

• Power

• External Hard Drive Power Source USB bus, FireWire bus

• Miscellaneous

• Cables Included 1 x USB cable, 1 x IEEE 1394 cable

• Software / System Requirements

• Software type EMC Dantz Retrospect Express Backup
• Min Operating system Apple MacOS X or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Professional
• System Requirements Details Windows 2000/XP/Vista - RAM 32 MB, MacOS X - PowerPC G3 - RAM 32 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