Iomega 32393 External USB 2.0 7200 RPM 80 GB Hard Drive

by Iomega

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006BC3J
• Item model number: 32393
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Iomega's HDD 80 GB USB 2.0 desktop hard drive makes security, recovery, and data storage easy. The total solution features Symantec's Norton Ghost 2003 disaster recovery software and Iomega Automatic Backup software to make protecting your data easy. You can make a duplicate of your entire system and save up-to-the-minute incremental file changes quickly, easily, and directly to your Iomega HDD desktop hard drive. For maximum system protection from computer disasters, nothing is faster or easier.

This drive is compatible with Windows 98 (USB 1.1 only), 98 SE, 2000 Professional, Me, and XP Home and Professional editions, and Mac OS 8.6 or later with Mac OS USB 1.3.3 or later, including all versions of OS X.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great solution to storage woes., August 28, 2002

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"[e-mail]" (MInneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iomega 32393 External USB 2.0 7200 RPM 80 GB Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

I recently purchased one of these drives and so far, I'm very impressed with it. It was shipped to where I work, and I immediately plugged it in (USB) to my desktop at work to test out the USB 1.1 transfer speeds. The installation was as smooth as possible (win2000) and I was transferring files to the drive within literally 10 seconds. However, the real power came when I got the drive home and plugged it into my main workhorse machine. USB 2.0 is fast. Very fast. I had heard things about USB 2.0 being a shared bandwidth connection, but since this is the only USB 2.0 device I currently own, it screams. The transfer rates and data access rates are amazing, possibly even faster than my master drive. It's fast enough to install and run applications on, and porting it from computer to computer is a breeze. I'd definitely recommend this drive (or any of Iomega's other external HDDs) to anyone looking for an easily portable storage expansion solution.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice software bundle., February 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Iomega 32393 External USB 2.0 7200 RPM 80 GB Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

Pros: Strong software bundle: Norton Ghost 2003 and Iomega Automatic Backup....Good price (although just went up).

Cons: Noisier than other external hard drives I've owned....No on/off switch!

30 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Design, April 20, 2003

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Sam Iam "Samiam2k1" (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iomega 32393 External USB 2.0 7200 RPM 80 GB Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

I purchased this drive because it was so cheap compared to other external drives. I'm running XP and the installation was actually quite simple and there weren't any problems....until I shut off my computer. It was about 1:00am and I was awoken by this faint noise that sounded similar to a fly buzzing in my ear. I honestly got out of bed, turned on the lights and spent minutes looking around my room trying to find the stupid thing. That's when I noticed the Iomega drive was still on and it was actually the culprit. The next day I called Iomega and this is what I was told:

Iomega: Are you using a USB 80 GB Desktop HDD drive on Windows XP? IS it getting a drive letter?

Me: Yes to both

Iomega: Are you able to read and write files to it?

Me: Yes

Iomega: Please let me know the issue that you may be facing using this product.

Me: I just installed the product last night. As I was going to sleep the drive was making low whirling noises which startled me. It happened about every 10 minutes until I unplugged it.

Iomega: Iomega suggest you unplug the drive from computer, if it has not to be used for long time. It is quite Ok for the drive to make small sound.

Iomega: To unplug the drive you can just disconnect the power from it.

Me: What is considered a long time?

Iomega: Say a few hours.

Me: Why doesn't the unit have a power switch?

Iomega: This is default design of drive.

Me: I don't feel safe unplugging the unit when the possibility of a spark could occur plus the wear and tear of the plug over time can't be good. I will probably send it back for a refund.

Iomega: If you disconnect the power from the HDD end, no spark will occur and it is quite safe to do so.

Me: It just doesn't seem like a solution I'm prepared to accept. Thank you for your time.

Ivan: I apologize for the inconvenience. Is there anything else that I can do for you?

Me: No thank you.

Iomega: Thank you and have a great day. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further assistance. Once again, thank you for using Iomega's Online Support Services.

Take it for what it's worth. If I had known about this wonderful "design", I wouldn't have bought it.