November 12th, 2009 | 
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- Rugged Perfect for travel environments, the Drop Guard Xtreme feature raises the bar on drop protection! (protects drive from drops up to 84″)
- Secure Receive a full suite of protection solutions when you purchase USB 2.0 eGo Hard Drives
- 3 Year Warranty with product registration
Product Description
Kick your digital storage up a notch with the new super-rugged Iomega eGo BlackBelt Portable Hard Drive! The Iomega Drop Guard Xtreme feature provides unparalleled ruggedness and protects your drive from a 7′ drop – over twice the industry average! And with 500GB of capacity, you’ll have lots of room for all your photos, music, and important files. Plus, the Iomega eGo BlackBelt Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply and includes Iomega’s Protection S… More >>
Iomega eGo BlackBelt 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34621
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I bought this off of Amazon, and at the time it was the best deal available for this item. About a week after the purchase, I started to track the item to verify when to expect it, and I noticed that it was available for ten dollars less. I tried to find out what the policy was for credit, since the product had not been shipped yet. I could not find any information; even to contact someone and ask. I was considering cancelling the original order and ordering the less expensive option, since it was the exact same item, but I was then told that the item could not be cancelled, because it was being shipped. It took about 21 days to receive the item (to Salt Lake City) after ordering it, but it finally did arrive. All in all, I am very happy with the item. I just worried that if anything were to have gone bad, I would not have known (or would still not know) how to deal with it. I consider myself fortunate.
Rating: 4 / 5
This thing feels strong and reliable. However, I bought it hoping it would work with my XBOX 360 and it doesn’t. But that’s okay. I’ve repurposed it for something else and bought another hard drive. Everything worked out in the end – but it would’ve been nice for this to work in my XBOX 360 for videos and pictures and music.
It’s got that double ended USB plug – so depending on how you feel about that you should know. I have Western Digital drives that are the same capacity that only have one USB – again whatever your preference.
But this sucker feels tough – so I trust that my data is secure on it.
Rating: 4 / 5
In this information age, data is perhaps the most important thing there is. But let’s face it. Storage devices are boring. Few years ago, manufacturers got creative with USB flash drive design. For example, 1GB Salmon Sushi USB Drive – So real you get hungry!!.
Beyond the fun factor, however, we often need to carry a lot more information than these USB flash drives can hold. Western Digital started stylish portable hard disks trend with their Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable Drive WDMER5000TN (Real Red) series. Iomega upped the ante with eGo series.
The drive looks and feels a lot like woman’s cosmetic compact. In fact, my wife and I tried flipping it open. Surrounded in stylish chrome border and beautiful red finish, this is one substantial high quality design. This might strike as a nitpick, but perhaps the only design weakness is the blue activity indicator light. I would’ve chosen subtler, white glow LED found on Apple notebooks. The blue indicator light cheapens otherwise very stylish, high quality product.
The hard disk itself is very solid. Backed by generous 3-year warranty, this 320 GB hard disk spins at 5400 rpm. It’s formatted as a single 300 GB NTFS format partition. Mac users will need to format to HPFS+ or FAT32. It includes few security software for Windows you might want to backup, in case you are thinking of reformatting. The disk is very quiet like most modern notebook hard disks are and it connects to your computer with a bundled USB cable. The cable splits into two full-sized USB connectors in case your computer isn’t capable of supplying sufficient power. My iMac worked with just one USB connection, Dell Latitude notebook needed two connections.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a solid unit that is truly plug and play. Super quiet as well.
Rating: 5 / 5
Muy bueno, pero me desilusiona que tengo que conectar dos (2) USB para ponerlo en funcionamiento (esto no lo dice por ningun lado) Me comnpre un router con media storage support para conectar el disco portable pero sorpresa cuando me consegui con esto. Por lo demas tremendo dispositivo, veloz, confiable, tremendo look.
Rating: 4 / 5