Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 33654

List Price: $127.99 Discount Price: $102.99

Features:

• 500GB external hard drive with USB 2.0 connection
• USB 2.0 offers up to 480 Mbps transfer rates
• 7200 RPM and 8MB cache buffer for speedy performance
• 1-year limited warranty
• Device measures 4.75 x 1.375 x 8.75 inches (WxHxD)

Customer Reviews:

Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 33654  [Posted on 2008-06-20]
Fast Shipper. Very satisfied with Hard Drive, which was very easy to set up.

Wonderful [Posted on 2008-06-20]
This is a good product; I even got it before the delivery date. It also provides a lot of free space, especially for music recording.

Random Disconnects From USB...Runs HOT!..Lost Data too!! [Posted on 2008-06-22]
I purchased this drive from Amazon in January 2008, but by the beginning of June I was getting random disconnects and reconnects from the USB port that were increasing in frequency. This was audibly clear as the Windows USB event sounds announced this.

I nearly burned my hand as I went to examine the drive and had to use BBQ gloves to turn it by the hot metal sides. I am no wimp but I could not keep my bare fingers on the drive long enough to turn it without pain.

If it is too hot to touch I figure that is just too hot... period.

Even though the USB plug was fully inserted, I noticed that the outlet was actually sagging in the flimsy plastic rear panel of the drive. Even taping the plug firmly into the outlet with duct tape did not help.

Even though I have owned and been pleased with 3 prior Iomega drives, it seems this model has definite design shortcomings.

I have returned the drive to Iomega under the 1 year warranty for replacement, but I am ready to try another brand.

I could not even reclaim all my data off the drive. Windows copy would fail saying it could not find a specific file. I would delete it (delete apparently could find it) and then the copy would fail on another file.

I played this delete game for a day and a half before my patience was exhausted.

CHKDSK failed and said it could not complete. A defrag with Perfect Disk also failed to complete.

Even a full reformat of the drive failed. Only a "quick" format would succeed.

So my data was really hosed and I suspect the intermittent disconnects (or maybe the high heat) had something to do with that.

Did I just get a lemon??? Maybe...but buyer beware.

Just get it [Posted on 2008-06-23]
Super quiet - works great with Vista and lots of storage space. Drive was recognized as soon as I plugged it in. I couldn't even tell it was running when I did my first backup. Great dive for a great price. Buying two more for my wife's business.

Excellent Purchase [Posted on 2008-06-24]
This hard drive runs extremely quiet and fast. I just plugged in the USB cable and it was ready to go.

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