Product Description

Take files anywhere, in style! The Iomega eGo Alpine White Rugged Portable Hard Drive, FireWire 400/FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 250GB is a durable drive with a Drop Guard feature to withstand the toughest of travel environments, plus includes cool features like an extra FireWire port for expansion and a capacity gauge. The eGo Rugged Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply and includes EMC Retrospect (PC/Mac) backup software and MozyHome Online backup (2GB free).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26624 in Consumer Electronics
• Size: 250 GB
• Color: Alpine White
• Brand: Iomega
• Model: 34401
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Original language: English, French, Spanish
• Dimensions: 6.61" h x 7.00" w x 2.13" l, .59 pounds
• Hard Disk: 250GB

Features

• Stylish and sleek white-colored 250GB external hard drive with USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 interfaces
• USB 2.0 connection offers up to 480 Mbps transfer rates; FireWire 400 offers up to 400 Mbps
• Bus-powered design eliminates need for power supply
• 1-year limited warranty
• Device measures 2.1 x 0.7 x 6.6 inches (WxHxD)

Amazon.com Product Description
Carry your files around with you everywhere in style with the Iomega eGo USB 2.0/FireWire 250 GB Portable Hard Drive. This stylish and compact alpine white portable drive features the patent pending DropGuard feature that gives it the durability to withstand the hazards of everyday travel. Small enough to fit into a briefcase or purse, the eGo will quickly become an indispensable traveling accessory.

The eGo is ultra stylish and easily transportable with a bus-powered design. View larger.

Choose your favorite eGo from a variety of colors. View larger.

Stylish, Portable Design
The eGo drive is extremely sleek and stylish, with a swooping, alpine white design. Its small size makes it ultra portable, easily fitting into a briefcase or purse. It is bus-powered so it doesn't require an external power supply, and the patent pending DropGuard feature protects the drive from accidental damage caused by drops of up to 51 inches.

Play Your Digital Media Anywhere
With 250 GB of storage capacity, the eGo can hold up to 1,000,000 photos, over 4,625 hours of music and 375 hours of video. The drive features both a USB 2.0 connection with up to 480 Mbps transfer rates and a FireWire 400 connection with up to 400 Mbps transfer rates for virtually guaranteed compatibility no matter what computer you connect it to. The eGo's dual interface allows for seamless support on both PCs and Macs.

The drive includes a license for the award-winning EMC Retrospect Express software, which provides fast backups and added protection for your data. This software features a powerful interface that allows you to schedule either a single or complete system backup, personalize your backup schedule and location, backup open files, backup without logging in, encrypt files, and obtain backup verification. With EMC Retrospect Express, you'll never have to worry about losing your data again.

The Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 250 GB is backed by a 1-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Iomega eGo portable hard drive, USB cable, FireWire cable, HTML user manual and help files, EMC Retrospect Express backup software, and quick install guide.

Small and stylish, the eGo easily goes wherever you go.

Customer Reviews

Just what I needed
I was filling up my iBook hard drive with iTunes. I shifted the library off to an external drive.

I had some problems with USB drives on my iBook thinking they had been improperly ejected because they weren't geting enough power from the USB. The WD I was using had no external power supply capability and I couldn't use the "double-USB" cord because my iPod was plugged in as well. I order this Iomega eGo FireWire.

When it arrived, I read it was already formatted for Mac (the others I had to reformat). I plugged it into the fire wire port and within 10 seconds, the iBook recognised it. I pointed my iTunes library to it, plugged the old external into the "double USB" cord to prevent problems and hit "consolitate library". The iBook and eGo did the rest. Since then (about 4 months so far) not a single problem. FINALLY!!!

I highly recommend the FireWire if you have a Mac. I also have eGo USB only versions for my PC (cheaper, but I recommend reformatting to NTFS from the Fat-32 so you can deal with files over 4GB).

Works fine on a Mac for me?
I think this hard drive is great; It's lightweight but rugged, and very very attractive! The "Ruby Red" is more of a "Magenta Pink"...and yes, it DOES look like a whiskey flask, as a previous commentor said!

So, I'm a Mac fan, and I haven't had any problems with it. I haven't needed to plug both ends of the USB in order to get enough power; just the main one. I also have one of the newer MacBook Pros (less than 3 years old), so that may be the fix right there.

It reads and writes EXTREMELY FAST. I was really impressed. It works great with Time Machine, too... It's a great deal for this price: it works! (and looks like you spent a whole lot more on $$$ it!)

Don't be surprised
This seems to be a good product. Interfaces well since it has both USB 2 and Firewire 400 inputs. You may want to get a power source to plug it into if you want to use this for more than just periodic backups or "mobile-only" use.

The only issue I have with this hard drive (and it's a big one IMHO) is that it generates more heat than any laptop I've ever used, and I've worked on the worst "heaters" of all time! I was very surprised to find this out after only having it plugged into my MacBook for 5 minutes. It makes the exterior VERY warm, almost "hot," so when you go to pick it up after using it to backup your computer's hard drive or after a session of mobile recording, don't be so shocked that you drop it. It won't burn you, but it will surprise you if you're not thinking about it.