Iomega Silver Series Portable Hard Drive (120GB, USB)
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CNET product brief
This Iomega Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is a 120GB, external hard disk drive.
Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $85.
This is a 5400 rpm drive and has an 8MB cache.
Specs:
Compatibility:
PC,;
Mac;
Connector type:
4 pin USB Type A;
Hard drive size:
120 GB
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Price range:
$72.84
Compatibility:
PC,
Mac
Connector type:
4 pin USB Type A
Hard drive size:
120 GB
Interface type:
Hi-Speed USB
Buffer size:
8 MB
Spindle speed:
5400 rpm
Description:
This Iomega Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is a 120GB, external hard disk drive.
Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $85.
This is a 5400 rpm drive and has an 8MB cache.
Pros:
None noted, given available product data.
Cons:
Has a 1 year warranty, which is less favorable than some similarly priced hard drives.
For example, the
Seagate Freeagent Go
, a 120GB hard drive at around $90, has a 5 year warranty.
Suitability:
An external hard drive, suited for convenient plug-and-play with most desktop or notebook computers.
Value:
Given its very inexpensive price, this hard drive has great features for the money.
In fact, you would typically pay about 25% more to get a external hard drive with a comparable data transfer rate.
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