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    what do you think of Iomega desktop hard drives?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by crs1, Sep 28, 2010.

  1. crs1

    crs1 Notebook Geek

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    I've been seeing them on sale lately and am wondering how owners feel about them in general. Can you use them on more than one computer? Do they support windows 7 64 bit? Do you use the downloadable software or did you prefer windows 7 bkup utility?
     
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  2. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Meh. Just about all external hard drives are the same. The only real difference is the price, and the connectivity options (USB, Firewire, eSATA, etc). So if you can get an iomega drive inexpensively, then go for it. Brand really doesn't matter.

    Yes, you can use them on multiple computers (although not at the same time). For example, if you need to copy files from one computer to another, then simply plug the external hard drive into Computer 1, copy files to the external drive, unplug the drive from Computer 1, plug it into Computer 2, and copy the files from drive to Computer 2. The ability to connect a single external hard drive to multiple different computers is one of the key principles of external drives.

    Yes, they support Windows 7 64-bit. Just plug the drive in, and it will show up as a drive letter in My Computer. This will happen regardless if you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7, on either 32-bit or 64-bit.

    As for backup - I don't back up in a typical way, so I can't speak to that.
     
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  3. crs1

    crs1 Notebook Geek

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    Sounds reasonable, thanks for your response. I'm going to give them a shot.
     
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  4. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    I agree there's not a whole lot of difference between drive performance, but a lot can be said for convenience features. Size, ports, noise, not to mention design also play a big part in choosing a desktop hard drive. If you want backup, some also come with the software conveniently included. Iomega is highly rated in all of these.
     
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  5. MidnightSun

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    Honestly, when it comes to external hard drives, the primarily considerations are probably A) price, B) storage space, and C) interface - every brand is more or less the same since they all source their drives from the same pool of manufacturers. The 3.5" 160GB Iomega drive we bought years ago is still going strong, YMMV.

    On a related note and expanding on my previous point, just because you buy a Seagate external hard drive does not actually guarantee that you have a Seagate drive inside - in fact, the Seagate FreeAgent Go 160GB drive I have is actually a WD drive - the manufacturer simply uses what happens to be most readily available and cheapest at the time.
     
    MidnightSun, Oct 1, 2010
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