Iomega 33748 USB 2.0 1TB 2HD x 500GB Desktop Hard Drive

by Iomega

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 4.8 x 2.8 inches ; 6.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000OZ6X1Q
• Item model number: 33748
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2008

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB provides an economical solution for even the greatest storage needs. The 1TB storage capacity allows you to save up to 4,000,000 photos, 18,500 hours of music, 1,500 hours of video and more. The volume is configured in a JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks)

The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB offers: A spacious 1TB storage capacity. USB 2.0 interface for a fast and widely compatible connection. FAT32 preformatting for added convenience.

configuration, which lets the drive appear on your computer as one large disk.

The whopping 1TB storage capacity can hold up to 4,000,000 photos. View larger.

The drive uses a USB 2.0 connection which is virtually universally compatible with all computers today and boasts transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps. The device houses two SATA hard drives with 7200 RPM speed and up to an 8 MB cache buffer for speedy performance.

The drive is compatible with both PCs and Macs. It is FAT32 preformatted so PC users can just plug it in and start using it. The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 1TB is backed by a 1-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Iomega 1TB External Hard Drive, USB cable, power cable, and quick install guide.

Product Description

Value Series 1TB Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Hard Drive, February 3, 2008

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D. D'Eugenio (Palm Beach, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iomega 33748 USB 2.0 1TB 2HD x 500GB Desktop Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

I wish that people-reviewing products stick to that facts and keep the emotion editorialisms out. I DID NOT buy this hard drive after reading these reviews, later to find out from a friend who is a software engineer that he has this drive performing various functions. The result, the drive in a commercial setting has worked flawlessly. As far as "noise" all drives are and this is as a quiet [or if you prefer] noisy as any other. The optical drive in a computer combined with any mass external drive performing simultaneously is going to have noise.

I bought eight drives for my MAC NAS system after my friend's recommendation. I also have LaCie drives and Western Digital and like them also. Each has a different role and all are working very well; neither has been a problem. During constant operation my Iomega drive did not turn off or slow down any operations or any of the functions including movie watching and I review movies!

Bottom-line, it is an excellent drive that performs as well as, or better than, any other drive I have. Read these product reviews with a grain-of-salt. You would be better off checking a professional BLOG for electronic and computer advice. A T1 is a very large drive expected to perform a wide variety of functions. As long as it performs to the specs - you got what you paid for. Buy the drive(s) that suits your purpose of need. I originally didn't buy because of these reviews only later to buy this drive and I'm glad I did.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was hesitant at first, but now I'm glad I purchased this..., December 4, 2007

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DJK "Gadget Fan" (Iron River, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iomega 33748 USB 2.0 1TB 2HD x 500GB Desktop Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

It was difficult to find a mostly positive review of a lot of the 1tb external hard drives out there, so for me, it came down to price. This drive is among the least expensive of the ones I looked at, but I was concerned about the noise that a lot of people said this drive makes. Sure enough, when I started using this drive, it made a lot of noise. Then I found a solution. I keep this drive in a vertical position (which it says you can do in the documentation) next to my iMac, and now it's as quiet as can be. Since I never move it, the loud noise has never returned. So, I would suggest operating this drive in a vertical position, and if it still makes a lot of noise, move it ever so slightly until the noise stops.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get what you pay for, November 10, 2007

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JAO "JAO" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iomega 33748 USB 2.0 1TB 2HD x 500GB Desktop Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

It's 1TB at 249- . I think i paid 229- when i got it a few months ago. That's just dirt cheap. For me, it's a mass storage device. It shouldn't be something you're gonna leave on and access all the time. It should be your backup. I agree it's a little noisy -- especially when first activating after being dormant. But I have found the MyBook's even louder sometimes. Anyway, it's cheap and it lets you store a lot.

My suggestion is if there is something you want to sit and watch for two hours -- like a movie via media center or something to your tv, copy it to you main computer (takes two minutes, right?) and they just cycle down the drive. Bottomline: this thing works. And I've had no problems unlike the MANY MAXTORS I've bought and had get inexplicably corrupted. I also recommend the MyBooks.