Iomega 500 GB drive, very cheap... but is it any good?

[ravenvii]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822186046

I found this. It's very cheap for a 500 GB external drive. I'm wondering about the quality though... (like the saying goes, you get what you pay for).

Can anyone voucher for the quality of this drive?

 

[Eidorian]

It looks fine to me.

 

[CrEsTo]

Yep, looks fine.

The only thing I don't like is the lack of Firewire... USB is slow for my needs.

 

[teiresias]

There is an equivalent iomega 500GB external that has firewire here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822186040&Tpk=iomega+33656

Of course, it's more expensive by about $40, but that's not too bad for getting Firewire800 I guess over just USB2.

 

[ravenvii]

I'm planning to use it with my AirPort as an AirDisk, and that's USB only, so lack of Firewire doesn't bother me.

Thanks for your input

 

[Eidorian]

I'm planning to use it with my AirPort as an AirDisk, and that's USB only, so lack of Firewire doesn't bother me.

Thanks for your input

I've heard a lot of reports of AirDisks and routers dropping from large file transfers.

I had the same thing happen to me regardless of the firmware.

 

[Spikeanator6982]

apple has about the same deal..139 but with free shipping..and I know i trust ordering from apple more then newegg

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=B891B7B2&nplm=TQ081LL/A

 

[minik]

Noone care to submit any feedback on newegg and Apple online store? If it's solely for AirDisk, USB 2.0 should be fine. What if you change your mind later on?

I have the 802.11n AirPort Extreme base station (Fast Ethernet), but none of my Macs have 802.11n. Streaming MPEG-4 video from 802.11g via AirDisk is fine, but transferring files ain't that fun.

I always like to pay a little bit more for a multi-interface enclosure.