
Educated shoppers seeking a sturdy, reliable, and attractive external hard-drive, look no further!
As an audiophile, I have an extensive collection of music. And, as we have entered this growing digital age, a good majority of my music is in the digital format. Well, I was in the market for an external that was reliable, as I planned to back up my important documents/files...and of course, all my music! As an avid Amazon user, I browsed a lot of different makes and models and settled on this external HD.
The Design:
The hard drive boasts a brushed silver-metallic casing. You can set the hard drive in either a vertical position (by means of a plastic stand), or horizontally. It really depends on how much space you have on your desk.
Note, also, that the USB cord that extends from the hard drive to the PC is rather short. So, keep that in mind.
Overall the design is very minimalist and features one light on the side that flashes white.
Function:
I've owned this hard drive for a good month now, and it's been fantastic. It will even shut off when you shut your computer off, which can be handy. The hard drive doesn't "whir" very loudly...in fact, I don't even notice it. Now, this fan does have a tendency to get 'warm', not 'hot', mind you, but it does get a little bit warm. However, the location of my hard-drive is near a window which I always keep slightly open, so the hard drive never exceeds room-temperature.
Conclusion:
...I'm more than pleased with this product as when I bought it, it had only 6 reviews...but all 6 reviews were 5 stars. Now, the item has over 30 reviews and the average is pretty good! I'd say that's good enough proof that this hard-drive can stand the test of time and use!
AMENDED!!!! 1/7/08
Well, it seems that my drive is having the same problem as the other 1star reviewer. Click, click, click and it just refuses to cooperate. Customer service at Iomega is going to get an EARFUL!
AMENDED II 1/9/08
Well after a few chats with Iomega tech support, they expedited the shipping of a replacement unit to me, which i received yesterday. the replacement unit is, for the record, a refurbished product and not new.
it seemed to have been delivered within 2 days, so that was nice. also, the procedure is that you return the broken drive to them in the box that the replacement was shipped in. and it has to be dropped off at a Fedex drop-off location.
i have yet to turn on my replacement external because i'm actually a little nervous. dunno what to expect. although a friend pointed out that at least with a refurb, it's been tested unlike a new-off-the-assembly-line hard drive.
will keep you all posted on this. Get more detail about
Iomega Prestige 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 34275.