Iomega eGo (500GB) reviews
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+ This external hard drive scores high on portability. - It scores very poorly on design.
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Most helpful reviewsAndrew, Swansea
- Good points:
- Small and pretty solid.Works very well when both usb connections are plugged in.
- Bad points:
- The Usb connection on the hard drive does fall out quite easily
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Confirmed purchase: 14 Nov 2011
Confirmed purchaser Casual computer user
- Good points:
- I brought this hard drive some time ago and as of yet I have not come across any problems with it. Dispite the shell being plastic it looks nice and smart. It's small which is handy for hiding it away and is easy to carry around. The hard drive itself is so easy to use and straight forward. I decided to go for the 500GB drive as I'm mainly using it to store photos on and considering how many pictures I have put on there so far I have only used a small amount of space! I had no problems with it connecting to my laptop when I first got it and now all I need to do is plug it in and go. I'm glad I went for this and would definately recommend this to anyone wanting a straight forward, easy to use hard drive.
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- Reviewer left no comment
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Confirmed purchase: 07 Oct 2010
Confirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- It works
- Bad points:
- none, yet!
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Confirmed purchase: 07 Jun 2011
Carol, London Heavy media user
- Good points:
- Very pleased with this product, glad I chose it. I very nearly didn't buy it as one of the previous reviews said it was difficult to get the connections in and out. However, I have not had a problem at all so far but I have not had the product very long.
- Bad points:
- None
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Confirmed purchase: 06 Jul 2011
Michael,
- Good points:
- Look good on the desk
- Bad points:
- None
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Confirmed purchase: 04 Apr 2011
Malcolm, Maidstone
- Good points:
- Despite other views I think it looks good.
- Bad points:
- None so far, but I have not had to retrieve in lost data.
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Confirmed purchase: 03 Mar 2011
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Product Features
| Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes) | 500 |
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| Cache (MB) | 8 |
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
Also known as: Iomega eGo, eGo 500GB, Iomega eGo Helium, Iomega eGo Encrypt, Iomega Ego Skin 500 GB;
Manufacturer's Description
The Iomega® eGo® Portable Hard Drive offers a stylish look that is fast, sleek, and rugged. Now with a fast USB 3.0 interface you can save your media in a fraction of the time – up to 10 times faster than with USB 2.0 (drive is backward compatible for USB 2.0 use). 256-bit hardware encryption built-in for your data security (PC only) and Iomega Protection Suite software is included. Plus, the Iomega Drop Guard band is included for no additional cost to help protect your drive from drops up to 7 feet! The eGo is protected by a 3-year limited warranty when you register your product.
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If I get this hard drive, how do I transfer my itunes music and films etc on to it to clear room on my mac book air as the memory on it is really small?
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Films are simply drag and drop to Ext hard drive.
Copy your music folder across also, but then open new itunes library using Ext hard drive as itunes folder.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
That's what I have done to free up space.
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Vernon, crewe Cheshire
Score 9.0/10Confirmed purchase: 26 May 2011