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Iomega 33656 Professional Silver Series 500 GB Triple Interface External Hard Drive

Iomega 33656 Professional Silver Series 500 GB Triple Interface External Hard Drive
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Product Description

Newly redesigned, this high performance Iomega drive reaches transfer speeds up to 800Mbits/s with FireWire 800, up to 400MBits/s with FireWire 400, and up to 480Mbits/s with USB 2.0. This triple interface drive with 7200 rpm speed and 8MB buffer provides the quickest-possible storage solution for digital content creators.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #14893 in Consumer Electronics
  • Brand: Iomega
  • Model: 33656
  • Dimensions: 3.75" h x 8.50" w x 12.25" l, 6.00 pounds
  • Hard Disk: 500GB

Features

  • 500 GB 3.5-inch external hard drive with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 connections
  • FireWire 800 for up to 800 Mbps transfer speeds for a fast connection; also supports FireWire 400 and USB 2.0
  • 7200 RPM and 8MB cache buffer for speedy performance
  • 1-year limited warranty
  • Device measures 4.75 x 1.4 x 8.75 inches (WxHxD)

Customer Reviews

Drive failed within a week1
I got the drive, great deal, from Amazon. It worked long enough for me to back up a couple computers then it crashed my computer. When I re-booted, the drive ceased to appear on either of the two machines I'd previously used it with. Iomega does have good support and they're replacing the drive for free, but I read Iomega's discussion boards and I'm not the only one to have had this problem. Don't have the new drive yet, so can't say yet how round 2 goes, but this was WAY more hassle than I wanted with a seemingly simple FW/USB drive.

awesome so far.5
no problems with the product thus far. I've had it for about 1 month now and it stays quiet, stays relatively cool even over long periods of time (2 days), and the firewire can't be beat! Some have complained about the blue light; yes it is a bit bright, but i just turn it to an angle that doesnt catch my eye and problem solved.

Included software does not work with 64 bit operating system3
I intended to use this hard drive to automatically back up my C drive. The included software to accomplish this does not work with my 64 bit Windows XP operating system. I must manually drag and drop each folder to the Omega hard drive. This defeats the purpose of the hard drive. I worked with an Iomega technician. There are apparently no plans on Iomega's part to correct this problem.