Iomega 250 Gb External Hard drive

Blotch_2

are both Pcs running same operating systems with latest updates (drivers)? Also are they USB 2.0 ports?

egyptiangirl

Just got mine ( 250gb Iomega ) and all good so far :j

buglawton

Nearly gave up cos out of stock at Tesco, I thought meant no more to come. But they are back - ordered!

colinw

Picked up mine at the weekend. Well chuffed. Now loaded with lots of Movies, Photos and Documentaries. :beer:

prowla

I have to come back and apologise to the OP.
I went into Tesco Camberley last week to buy something else, and spotted the 250GB portable drives on the shelf so I bought one!

Stompa

There's a potential problem with the 1TB Iomega, in that it may contain a Seagate drive with a firmware problem, see here:

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931

A long discussion about it here:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/311204/iomega-1tb-desktop-hard-drive-avail/

vandanfc

Oh flipping heck !!!!!! Got an affected drive.

coolagarry

walke_mr wrote: »

I know it's slightly OT but has anyone out there bought one of these?
Tempted at that price?

Amazon are doing a Maxtor 1TB for a fiver less and it comes with a 3yrs warranty. (The iomega comes with a 2yrs warranty.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maxtor-Basics-Desktop-External-Drive/dp/B0015M08DG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233662517&sr=1-1
It might be worth considering.

Stompa

coolagarry wrote: »

Amazon are doing a Maxtor 1TB for a fiver less and it comes with a 3yrs warranty. (The iomega comes with a 2yrs warranty.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maxtor-Basics-Desktop-External-Drive/dp/B0015M08DG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233662517&sr=1-1
It might be worth considering.

I've read some comments suggesting it may contain one of the 'iffy' Seagate drives.

walke_mr

coolagarry wrote: »

Amazon are doing a Maxtor 1TB for a fiver less and it comes with a 3yrs warranty. (The iomega comes with a 2yrs warranty.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maxtor-Basics-Desktop-External-Drive/dp/B0015M08DG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233662517&sr=1-1
It might be worth considering.

Might be my maths but thats £74.99 which is £6.51 more than tesco are charging for the Iomega?

Infact Amazon are selling the 500GB version of the Iomega for £68.29, I'm sure you agree paying 19p for double the capacity is a much better price?