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Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive, FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 500GB - 33904 | 
| Brand: Iomega
Category: CE
List Price: $154.99
Buy New: $140.99
You Save: $14.00 (9%)
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 361
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
System Memory: 8
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 3.7 x 10.2 x 11.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 33904 IOM
Model: 33904 IOM
UPC: 742709339042
EAN: 0742709339042
ASIN: B000W8XQS8
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Device Type - External | | • | Removable Storage Type - Hard Drive | | • | Storage Capacity - 500GB | | • | Storage Interface Type - USB2.0/ FireWire 400 | | • | Rotational Speed -- 7200 rpm |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive, FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 500GB is designed specifically for the Mac user with HFS+ formatting and a sleek design that perfectly compliments the latest Mac computers and adds secure, high capacity storage to your system. The Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive delivers transfer rates of up to 480Mbits/sec and can be connected to any computer equipped with FireWire 400 or Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and includes two FireWire 400 ports and one USB 2.0 port.
Amazon.com Product Description
With USB and FireWire connection interfaces, the Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB ensures that your data can be accessed no matter where you take it. This drive provides an easy way to add 500GB of storage to a computer, it supports Firewire 400 and USB 2.0, and even has a stylish look that complements a Mac.  | The Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB - An easy way to add 500GB of storage space to a computer.
- Support for FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 for fast data transfer rates.
- Stylish looks that complement a Mac.
- Included backup software.
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The UltraMax drive matches the style of a Mac Pro. View larger. | Large Storage Solution for your Mac
The drive is a perfect complement for Macs as it has a sleek silver design that matches the Mac style and it is HFS+ preformatted to work right out of the box. It is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and Time Machine. With 500GB of storage capacity, you'll be able to save up to 2,000,000 photos, 9,250 hours of music, or 750 hours of video. Speedy Performance with Wide Compatibility
The Iomega UltraMax hard drive supports FireWire and USB 2.0 for compatibility and transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps. The drive features two FireWire 400 ports and one USB 2.0 port. The drive will also work with PCs but will need to be reformatted (instructions included). Backup software is included for both Macs and PCs. The Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive 500GB is backed by a 1-year warranty. What's in the Box
Iomega Desktop Hard Drive, FireWire 400 (1394a) cable, USB 1.1/2.0 cable, power cord, power supply, Solutions CD with user manual and backup software for PC and Mac, and quick install guide.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 External Hard Drive July 5, 2008
Paul D. Feldhuhn (Palm Bay, Florida)
No problems at this point....500GB for the price is great....I use it for my Leopard Backup...I also partitioned it in order to install a copy of Leopard on it...Everything worked fine....A good purchase for me...
 Works FINE but is NOISY June 24, 2008
Ken Dash (USA)
I use this as a backup drive, so it only turned on during backups. I have Windows XP home edition, which recognized the drive immediately on turning it on. I had to reformat the drive to NTFS for Windows using the instructions provided with the drive. Setting up was very easy, however the reformatting took close to two hours. The drive is reasonably fast for a USB based drive. I have been using it for over two weeks now without any problem.
However, the drive is very very noisy. I have never heard a drive make so much noise before. So that makes me skeptical about its life. Also the always on bright white light in the front can be annoying to many. The fact that it has to be turned on and off by a switch every time can be problematic to those who want to use the drive all the time and not as a backup only device.
The build is reasonably strong and does not give way on plugging in.
Great external hard drive June 22, 2008
P. Knight (Atlanta, GA)
Has worked for me without any problems. Fits perfectly on the stand of my iMac G5 desktop out of the way. Recommend!
So far, so good! June 18, 2008
F. Bastos (Brasilia, DF BRAZIL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I connected it in less than 3 minutes and it's not noisy as I imagined! The only noise it makes comes from the external metal box tha vibrates due to the disk rotation speed. But if you touch it, it stops. Fit it correctly on the base and it won't vibrate.
Does the Job intended June 11, 2008
J. Turpin (Dayton TN)
I bought this simply to add storage to my Moxi DVR.
As soon as the Moxi upgraded to the latest software I hooked up the drive and the Moxi detected it and reformated it. after about 5 minutes the drive was correctly reported in the available storage screen and has been working fine ever since.
It does not seem hot or under any stress from being on 24/7.
One of the reasons this drive was chosen is that it does NOT have a sleep mode that the Moxi cannot deal with.
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