Iomega eGo Rugged Portable Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 160GB, Ruby Red - 33985

I know, I know - your Western Digital's Passport is quite lighter than my Iomega. It's also less bulkier. But mine looks pretty with the steel casing ends & the metallic color. OK, I confess - I bought this one because it was cheaper ($88) than Passport - happy?

But yeah - this is quite reliable, no problems in the past month that I have used it. Alright - I understand, a month's time is pretty short 2 know if it's going 2 be my friend 4 long. But at least today we're going smooth.

Also, since my 250GB buddy's 'portable,' it means it does not need an AC adapter 2 run it - it just runs on USB. So make sure when you choose your buddy, it is a 'portable hard drive' & not just 'external hard drive'.

The free (I like the sound of 'free') backup software from EMC is good too. Very simple 2 take automatic backups. Ting! But remember that it backs up in a single data file. So you cannot browse the folders within the backed up data file in Windows Explorer. If you want 2 frequently access the files on the hard drive (e.g. songs, pictures, documents), you should copy them directly using Windows Explorer instead of the backup software.

OK - so in short - get this one if you consider looks more than smaller size. That will save you a few bucks 4 your coffee too.

Have you ever had that feeling when you open up a very high quality product that you have complete confidence in it & you made a good decision getting it?
Well, this one is just the opposite. As soon as I opened the box & saw that the included USB cable would not work, I had a sinking feeling about the drive.
I've got a Mac laptop with a USB port on each side. The distance between the included drive is about 5 inches. No way it is going 2 work. Iomega should know better & send a cable that reaches both ports. Seagate includes such a cable. Minus 2 stars.
I'd suggest buying a better brand.
I borrowed a cable 2 see if the drive would fire up. It did, but it only has 298 GB of space. The box said 320 GB. Losing over 20 GB is a significant loss. Minus one more star.
I'd suggest buying from a more reliable company.

This is a cool little harddrive. I really like the portable aspect & the fact that you don't have 2 plug it into anything but the USB port & it's good 2 go. I use it 2 hold external old files & it's handling them nicely. Compatible with my MacbookPro June07. The only problem I have with this harddrive is that it occasionally disconnects itself.

This product was as it was advertised. Came in very nice packaging, delivery was timely & worked as described. I want 2 reformant my hard drive with out losing all of my music & photos.

This proved 2 be an ecnmomical & convenient way 2 back up my data.

This thing feels strong & reliable. However, I bought it hoping it would work with my XBOX 360 & it doesn't. But that's okay. I've repurposed it 4 something else & bought another hard drive. Everything worked out in the end - but it would've been nice 4 this 2 work in my XBOX 360 4 videos & pictures & music.

It's got that double ended USB plug - so depending on how you feel about that you should know. I have Western Digital drives that are the same capacity that only have one USB - again whatever your preference.

But this sucker feels tough - so I trust that my data is secure on it.

Take files anywhere, in style, with the Iomega eGo Red Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 - an extremely durable drive, which includes patent pending Drop Guard feature 2 withstand the toughest of travel environments. Available in 160GB capacity, it holds up 2 640,000 photos, over 2,900 hours of music & 240 hours of video. Plus, the Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply. This is a 5400-RPM drive & has a 8MB cache. Approximate Unit Dimensions - 0.8(W) x 3.5(H) x 5.2(D) Approximate Unit Weight - 2 pounds