Gets the Job done | Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive, FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 500GB

Just what I ordered | Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive, FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 500GB - 33904

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	• Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive, FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 500GB - 33904 Iomega Iomega average customer review:based on 26 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Durable backup for Mac.

This drive is basically plug-and-play for Mac. I backed up nearly 5 years of data, including all the data from a 1 year old law practice. It took over a day for Time Machine to finish using Leopard on a G4 Powerbook, but the data files I dragged and dropped restored instantly (7200 rpm is faster than my internal hard drive). It's also very sturdy. About two hours after I set it up and started Time Machine, a girlfriend accidentally knocked it off my desk. I had visions of all sorts of problems, but it seemed fine and has been working fine since. So, I'm impressed.

The base is stable and, at least on mine, snug enough that it won't come off if I pick up the drive from the top, so it's easy to move around. It's also very quiet, so it doesn't irritate me when I'm working next to it.

The only issues that I have are that it is pretty big, I don't think it looks all that cool, and the light is shockingly bright. My home office is in a corner of my bedroom and it will keep me up at night if I don't shut it off. These are so minor to me that I still give it five stars. The price is good compared to comparable devices.

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Gets the Job done

Using the drive for time machine backup with OSx Leopard. Only issue is the bright front light - I had to cover it with tape. I use firewire interface.

Just what I ordered

I ordered this drive for backup/scratch space for my Mac mini running OS 10.4.11. It came promptly, it installed and connected perfectly and easily, and it works great. I use the USB 2.0 interface; it connects fine and is fast enough for my purposes.

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External Hard Drive

No problems at this point....500GB for the price is great....I use it for my Leopard Backup...I also partitioned it in order to install a copy of Leopard on it...Everything worked fine....A good purchase for me...

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Works FINE but is NOISY

I use this as a backup drive, so it only turned on during backups. I have Windows XP home edition, which recognized the drive immediately on turning it on. I had to reformat the drive to NTFS for Windows using the instructions provided with the drive. Setting up was very easy, however the reformatting took close to two hours. The drive is reasonably fast for a USB based drive. I have been using it for over two weeks now without any problem.

However, the drive is very very noisy. I have never heard a drive make so much noise before. So that makes me skeptical about its life. Also the always on bright white light in the front can be annoying to many. The fact that it has to be turned on and off by a switch every time can be problematic to those who want to use the drive all the time and not as a backup only device.

The build is reasonably strong and does not give way on plugging in.

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The Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive FireWire 400/USB 2.0 is designed specifically for the Mac user with HFS+ formatting and a sleek design that perfectly compliments the latest Mac computers and adds secure, high capacity storage to your system. The Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive delivers transfer rates of up to 480Mbits/sec and can be connected to any computer equipped with FireWire 400 or Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and includes two FireWire 400 ports and one USB 2.0 port plus award winning backup and disaster recovery software for easy, worry-free backup. Secure - Professional-level backup and disaster recovery for all your digital files with EMC Retrospect Express software Great for Mac Users - preformatted in HFS+ System Requirements - USB 2.0 or FireWire 400 port, (PC Users) Pentium 300MHz processor or higher, Windows 2000; XP Home/Professional, Vista, 256MB RAM, (Mac Users) Power Mac G3 or greater OS X 10.1 or higher, 128MB RAM Drive must be reformatted for use with PC (Instructions included) Approximate Unit Dimensions - 9.45 (L) x 5.5 (W) x 1.63 (H) Approximate Unit Weight - 2.5lbs

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