Iomega Prestige 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34342

by Iomega

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches ; 6.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DCELO0
• Item model number: 34342
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (107 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 1, 2008

Product Description

Capacity: 320 GB

Amazon.com Product Description

Fast, elegant, and ultra-portable, the Iomega 34342 USB 2.0 320GB Prestige Portable Hard Drive is an ideal storage solution for mobile professionals, busy students, and anyone else who needs documents and media files to be available at a moment's notice. For your peace of mind, this drive is designed to be both rugged and flexible so your files stay safe faced with the rough realities of travel.

The stylish drive protects against shocks and drops. View larger.

USB 2.0 offers fast and universal connectivity. View larger.

Fast Performance and Drop Shock Technology for Reliability
Featuring 320GB of storage, this sleek drive can provide you with space for up to 1,280,000 photos, 5,920 hours of music, or 480 hours of video. This Iomega hard drive comes preformatted and offers a transfer rate of 480 Mbits/s for fast updates, wherever you are. And all this comes in a sturdy, aluminum package with curving lines and a dark, brushed silver finish for a sophisticated, contemporary look.

Small enough to fit in a shirt pocket on your way to meetings, it measures an incredibly compact .75 by 3.5 by 5.25 inches (L x W x H) and weighs just .48 pounds for extreme mobility. And because the data you travel with is important to you, this drive also features built-in Drop Shock technology that helps prevent data loss if the drive is dropped or jostled during transport.

Plug-and-Play Ease and Energy-Star Efficiency
With fast, USB 2.0 connectivity, this drive exhibits truly easy plug-and-play setup. And no external power supply is required, which means one less awkward cable cluttering up your laptop bag. The drive's power adapter is Energy Star rated for efficiency to help you save money and protect the environment.

Dependable Software for Easy Backups
Additionally, this hard drive comes with your choice of EMC's Retrospect Express Edition or Retrospect Express HD software. These software systems provide easy-to-use backup for everything on your system from important documents to home videos, allowing you to protecting files securely on your external hard drive in case there's ever a mishap on your primary computer. You also have access to free MozyHome Online Backup with a 2GB online capacity, so you can remotely guard your most important files.

This Iomega hard drive is backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Iomega Portable Hard Drive, Connection Cable, Quick Install Guide, HTML User Manual and Help Files, Backup software license included, and software via download.

The Prestige Portable Drive is small enough to fit in a shirt pocket.

Product Description

The pocket-sized USB powered Iomega Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply - just plug it in and go. And with the Drop Shock feature, the Iomega Portable Hard Drive is rugged and flexible enough to safely store large amounts of data in tough travel environments. Also includes EMC Retrospect HD software (via download) to protect all your files, this is a great travel companion that lets you take your files, photos and music anywhere.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

97 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Iomega 34342 320 GB HD, May 7, 2009

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Rusty Schakelfer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iomega Prestige 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34342 (Personal Computers)

The product is exactly as described and shipped very quickly (with regular ups shipping it arrived next day). I am extremely pleased with the overall transaction and quality of the product. I would recommend it. One issue that was addressed by a few users is very valid, this is the usb cable not fitting into the back of the drive well. It will become unmounted, fall out or not be recognized if the drive is bumped or nudged at all. To compensate for this I shaved off about a mm of the plastic around the male connector piece that inserts into the back of the HD and the fit is now excellent. You can practically hold it upside down by the cord and it will not come unplugged.

75 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Iomega USB 2.0 320GB Prestige Portable HD, December 24, 2008

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C. Ling "Chris" (IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iomega Prestige 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34342 (Personal Computers)

I have been using this drive for about a month now and it has worked very well. The data transfer rate tops out at about 20-25 MB/min. One thing that may not be obvious when you read about this drive is that it may require the use of two USB ports on your pc. The reason for that is extra power may be needed. I have used it successfully on a laptop and destop pc using just one USB port. The only concern I have with this drive is that the provided cable does not fit tightly enough into the drive and will easily become disconnected if the drive is moved around even just a little bit. In my opinion that is a big deal for a portable drive. Other than the connection issue it has worked very well for the last month. In the future I would probably buy a different brand based on the poor physical connection between the cable and drive.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars iomega 320 prestige, January 8, 2009

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JohMartz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iomega Prestige 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 34342 (Personal Computers)

very nice product. i like the aluminum case, very classy unlike the other kind that is plastic. transfer rate is fast. only complain is the usb attachment to the drive. it comes off easily

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