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Iomega
Iomega offers a variety
of portable hard drives
that are USB-powered.
Also available are
external hard drives for
the home, to store
photos and music, as
well as more
professional desktop
hard drives with
heightened security
measures for the
workplace. The memory
space available ranges
from 160GB to 1.5TB
depending on the model
and its intended
function. All of the
drives are compatible
with both PCs and Macs,
although some were
designed with a specific
audience in mind. For
example, the hard drives
for “creative
professionals” target
Mac users who want speed
and high performance,
and even a little more “style.”
Iomega eGo Portable Hard
Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire
400
160GB
$139.95 |
Seagate/Maxtor
Seagate Technology uses
an interesting feature
called SafetyDrill in
its Maxtor OneTouch
product series. The
SafetyDrill has the
ability to almost
instantly restore a
computer’s files, giving
full access even when
the computer is
threatened. Maxtor
OneTouch is a great
option for protecting
data and maintaining
information security.
The Maxtor OneTouch 4
Plus and the Maxtor One
Touch 4 Mini have two
levels of security:
encryption and
decryption, in addition
to the Maxtor DrivePass,
a feature that restricts
access to data. Storage
capacity ranges from
80GB, the lowest
available for the
OneTouch 4 Mini, to 1TB,
the highest available
from the OneTouch 4
Plus.
OneTouch 4 Mini
320GB
$149.99 |
Verbatim
Verbatim’s SmartDisk
Portable Hard Drive can
be accessed in two ways:
USB and FireWire. This
means that it is
operational whether
connected to a PC or a
Mac, and files can be
transferred between the
two systems, making this
hard drive a versatile
asset. The transfer
speed for USB
connections is up to
480MB per second, and
for FireWire connections
it is up to 400MB per
second.
SmartDisk Portable Hard
Drive
120GB
$99.00 |
