For the discerning mobile user, hardware needs an extra something. They don’t want a horrid looking box to tote around. Iomega serves up the Ego external hard drive with leather case. I had to do a double take to make sure it didn’t hold whiskey.
The 250 GB drive comes with the following specs:
- Capacity: 250GB
- Preformatted and hot plug-and-play
- No AC adapter needed
- Compatible with PC and Mac®
- USB 2.0/1.1 compatible
- Transfer rates:
- USB 2.0 480 Mbits/s
- Includes EMC® Retrospect® Express backup and disaster recovery software (PC & Mac)
- One-year limited warranty
What You Need
PC Users:
- 300mhz processor or higher
- Built-in USB connection
- Microsoft® Windows® Vista** / 2000 / 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64
- Built-in USB 2.0 connection
- 256MB RAM or higher as required by operating system
- 1GB hard drive space
Mac® Users:
- Power Mac G3 or higher, iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini computer with built-in USB connection
- Requires Mac OS X 10.1.5 or above
- USB 2.0 host connection or controller for USB 2.0 speeds
- 128MB RAM or higher as required by operating system
- 200MB hard drive space
Just don’t pull this out when driving down the highway – you’re liable to get stopped and searched.