| | Iomega eGo Rugged Portable Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 160GB, Flamingo Pink - 33984 |  | Brand: Iomega
Category: CE
List Price: $109.99
Buy New: $89.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 9231
Color: Flamingo Pink
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 160
Size: 160 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 710 x 670 x 220
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 33984
Model: 33984
UPC: 742709339844
EAN: 0742709339844
ASIN: B000W6KFCU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 160GB Flamingo Pink - 33984 PO/APO/FPO/HI/Alaska use expedited s/h
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The first Four Hours July 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading all the comments today I got the 160gb ego Portable drive
and want to contribute my experience so others may be benefited like i was. Since its arrival I have spent about 4 hours on it and here is my review.
The Package - The pkg comes with just the drive, Y cable and a small booklet which is really insufficient. But it points you to the the iomega website where you can download the Detailed User manual and Guide. All the website photographs show a key next to the drive but neither is there any key in the package nor any mention of security key anywhere. Maybe I am missing something if anyone knows the significance of the key in the photos please post.
Warranty - It is supposed to have 1 year Iomega warranty. On the website under Support I entered the serial number found at the back of the drive. It came back saying this is Not under warranty, but not to be alarmed and I need to fax/scan the amazon invoice to them and then they will review. I have now scanned the invoice and emailed it to them. I intend to check in a few days and hope that is activated.
UserManual and Guide - Once I entered the serial number the website gave me links to download the Manual and Guide, so that was a breeze.
Connecting to PC - When I connected the drive through my external usb hub it was not recognized, even though i connected both the usb jacks of the Y cable. I then removed the usb hub and connected the Y cable directly to one USB port at the back of the PC and this time the drive was recognized right away ( even though i did not even connect the other jack the Y cable). I suppose the USB hub divides the power and so it was not recognized.
Note - The drive has a socket for dc power input but the pkg does not come with any additional power adapter. On the iomega website it is available as an additional accessory but is listed out of stock. So far as I wrote above I have not felt the need for it and I hope as many posters write here it will not be needed.
Formatting to NTFS - I intend to use the drive for my Windows XP PC and having read all the comments here, I knew that I would need to reformat to NTFS. However I found that on the website and Guides there was conflicting information on what is the original formatting the drive comes with. Somewhere it says it is HFS+ while other places it says the original Filesystem is Fat32. Anyhow after connecting the drive and clicking on MyComputer - Manage - DiskMamangement it showed me that the Iomega drive came as Fat32. I selected the Iomega Drive and formatted it to NTFS. It took about 30mins and then it was done. I did not try to partition the drive and started using it.
Using the Drive - Once I was finished fromatting i moved some files onto the drive and it seems to be working fine.
 Works like a dream! July 16, 2008
After researching countless reviews on various external hard drives, I came upon this one. I took a chance because I was in desperate need of one, and this one sounded promising. Boy, was I sure glad I got this! I'm a graphic designer so naturally I'd need something to back up my designs, and this was perfect. And it's small enough to bring with me in my laptop bag. Unfortunately it doesn't come with a case, you have to buy one separately, but you can get one for about $11. I would highly recommend this, it's absolutely perfect! Another thing to add is that this hard drive is also compatible with both PC's and Mac's. My laptop is a PC, but I work with a Mac at work, so it was comforting that I could transfer things from both into my hard drive.
Unrelated to the technical details, I love that there's a variety of colors to choose from. My laptop is red, so I bought the external hard drive in cherry red! It's so adorable and it matches. I also bought the case in red. For the case, I'd recommend the Case Logic one, it fits perfectly. The color scheme is also good because with a wide selection of colors, you can choose one you'd easily recognize. I sometimes work with a lot of people in a board room where all the hard drives are there at once, so I can easily tell which one is mine from the cherry red color (everyone else's is usually silver or black.)
Bottom line: BUY THIS PRODUCT! You will not be disappointed.
Works like a charm July 7, 2008
I've been using my Iomega for about a year as a back-up drive for all of my computers. It's great looking and it works great. What more could you ask for. Price ? I paid the original price and I still feel like a got a good deal.
Big Bang! June 30, 2008
This is just the slickest little tool to use and a big bang for your buck!
Love it. What a Time-Saver June 28, 2008
This is my second Iomega Portable Hard Drive. It's fast and is easily disconnected from one computer and reconnected to another for transferring files on the run. Love It!
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