External Hard Drive features 1 TB capacity.
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Powered by Energy Star®-qualified adapter, Super eGo(TM) Desktop Hard Drive delivers plug-and-play functionality via USB 2.0 connectivity. Product measures 8.1 x 5 x 1.65 in. and houses 7,200 rpm, 3.5 in. hard drive suited for Mac or Windows computer users who desire additional storage capacity. Out-of-the-box solution also includes license for EMC® Retrospect HD software (PC-only download) for automatic backups, scheduled backups, or on-demand backups.
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Iomega Makes the Move From Gigabytes to a New One Terabyte Super eGo External Hard Drive
A Big Beauty in Three Striking Colors Arrives on the Desktop: The New eGo 1TB Desktop Hard Drive
SAN DIEGO, May 29 -- Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), a global leader in data protection and security, today announced that stylish data security has reached the 1TB* plateau with the worldwide introduction of the Iomega(R) eGo(TM) 1TB Desktop Hard Drive.
This new single-drive HDD "Super eGo" is now available worldwide in ruby red, midnight blue, and jet black. Its design is based on the popular Iomega(R) eGo(TM) Portable Hard Drive, one of Iomega's best-selling line of hard drives. The eGo Portable is currently available in 160GB, 250GB and 320GB capacities, and in several different colors, including new camouflage and leather-wrapped models. The new eGo Desktop model houses a 1TB, 3.5-inch hard drive with USB 2.0 connectivity that holds up to 4,000,000 photos, over 18,500 hours of music or 1,500 hours of video.**
"By applying the award-winning style of the eGo design to a desktop hard drive, Iomega is giving users a one-terabyte Super eGo that's all about form and function, a beautiful and pleasing design for even the most data-intensive applications," said Peter Wharton, vice president marketing, Iomega Corporation. "Today's computer users want more style, capacity, and data security out of their computer hardware; the colorful, dependable and colossal one terabyte eGo Desktop Hard Drive delivers on all counts."
The new 1TB eGo Desktop Hard Drive is a complete storage solution out of the box, including a license for EMC(R) Retrospect HD software (PC-only download) for automatic backups, scheduled backups, or on-demand backups.
Compatibility
The Iomega(R) eGo(TM) Desktop Hard Drive is compatible with Mac OS X 10.1 or higher and with Microsoft(R) Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, and Windows Vista(TM). EMC(R) Retrospect HD backup software is available for free download (PC only).
Price and Availability
The Iomega(R) eGo(TM) Desktop Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 1TB is now available worldwide for $269.95 (pricing is U.S. suggested retail) from online retailers, VARs, resellers and select retailers, as well as at www.iomega.com/.
About Iomega
Iomega Corporation, headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage and network security solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than 400 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in 1980. Today, Iomega's product portfolio includes industry leading network attached storage products, external hard drives, and our award-winning removable storage technology, the REV(R) Backup Drive. OfficeScreen(R), Iomega's managed security services, available in the U.S. and select markets in Europe, provides enterprise quality perimeter security and secure remote network access for SMBs, which help protect small enterprises from data theft and liability. To learn about all of Iomega's digital storage products and managed services solutions, please go to the Web at www.iomega.com/. Resellers can visit Iomega at http://www.iomega.com/ipartner.
* 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.
** 4 photos/MB - highly compressed 3-megapixel JPG photos; 1.1 min/MB - 128 kbps MP3 audio; 11 MB/Min - DVD MPEG 2 (720 x 480).
Copyright(C) 2008 Iomega Corporation. All rights reserved. Iomega, eGo, REV, and OfficeScreen are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
