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Review of the Iomega eGo USB 3.0 500GB Portable Hard Drive

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WHATS IN THE BOX?

Apart from the drive itself, there is a some paperwork and a cable.

Iomega eGo USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Iomega eGo USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

Iomega eGo USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

USING THE DRIVE

Just connect the drive and it is ready to use in a few seconds once Windows has identified it and installed any drivers it might need.

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Windows 7 shows the empty drive as 465 GB free.

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Running some tests with HD Tune Pro showed some excellent results.

I thought it might be interesting to run the tests using both the desktop adaptor and the laptop adaptor.

Laptop adaptor results:

Iomega eGo USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

Iomega eGo USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

Desktop adaptor results:

Iomega eGo USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

Iomega eGo USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

So the desktop adaptor performed slightly better than the laptop adaptor. Those are still excellent results though. Although this drive is slower than the Iomega 2TB USB 3.0 desktop drive.

FINAL THOUGHTS

This drive is small and can easily fit into your pocket or bag.

Currently there is only a 500GB model, which is pretty small these days, but if you need a fast portable drive right now then you should take a serious look at this one.

Price wise, in the US it retails for around $130 and in the UK for around £75 but as usual look around as there are always deals to be had.

You can learn more by checking out the Iomega website.

Andrew Edney
Andrew Edney
I am the owner and editor of this site. I have been interested in gadgets and tech since I was a little kid. I have also written a number of books on various tech subjects. I also blogged for The Huffington Post and for FHM. And I am honoured to have been a Microsoft MVP since January 2008, including as an Xbox MVP until 2023.

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