Product DescriptionThe 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 sturdy aluminum construction and an 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).
Dead on arrival. Avoid. (Rating: 1 out of 5) Item arrived DOA. I hooked it up and my computer froze and a horrible clicking sound came from the iomega drive. I went to the manufacturer to see if they would replace it, but they only offered a remanufactured one. At this point I can not recommend this product, I will be getting a new one soon, but after having one already die on me I will be nervous using it.
so far so good (Rating: 5 out of 5) I chose this one rather than the shinny LaChie because I thought this one might be better for the elimination of heat. It has been on my desk for more than 1 month. So far so good, works well with my macbook. With the Time machine software, you don't have to worry about data backup any more.
The size of the closure is smaller than I expected.
It also looks good, but I think they can even make the closure even prettier. After all, for electric products, the fancier the better.
I have no idea about the duration of the hard drive inside. I hope it will be safe and sound for a long time.
Click....click....click (Rating: 1 out of 5) It's been nearly a month since I bought this thing and I still don't have a working hard drive...
The first Iomega was delivered promptly, but was DOA. I was then offered a replacement from Iomega if I paid the shipping! After much complaining they shipped me a replacement at their cost. Received the replacement yesterday it is not a new product, but a remanufactured one - worse it doesn't work either!!!!
Now they say I have a bad power supply and are sending me another one. So far I'm not too happy, hopefully the new power supply will fix it, but I'm skeptical.
good value (Rating: 4 out of 5) Excellent value for the money. I have been using it for over a month and have had no problems. I have noticed that you must use the on/off switch to turn it off rather than first turning off the drive (as I do with Seagate and Maxtor externals to get the "you can now safely turn off your device")message. It is quiet though warm to the touch after it's been running awhile so I turn it off when not backing up. It is also smaller than my other external hard drives though it has considerably more capacity. I am satisfied.
music storage (Rating: 4 out of 5) with over 500 gigs of music the hard drive works great, the only issue I have is that it takes time to load music back and forth on itunes, but works great otherwise