Iomega 500GB drive problems with Time Machine

[jacobp]

Has anyone else had problems with the $139 Iomega USB 500GB drive that Apple is/was selling. When I bought my imac, the Apple salesperson told me the Iomega was the best drive for Time Machine.

Well, after about 3 days, the unit died and is back to Iomega for replacement.

Anyone else having problems with that drive?

 

[joegomolski]

Iomega 500GB drive problems with Time Machine

Who makes the drive that Iomega uses in their enclosure?

Some drives are more reliable than others.

When I need another external hard disk, I buy an Hitachi, most reliable HD on the market, in my opinion. And then purchase a Mercury, hard drive enclosure from OWC.

It's cheaper, and I've not had problems with this setup.

 

[djarum69]

I'm using the Iomega UltraMax 1TB external on my Mac Pro for Time Machine and haven't had a single problem. I'm very impressed with the package.

Hard drives do fail, and about 3% fail within the first 3 months (if I'm reading the Annual Failure Rate data correctly). Your experience is not really unusual.