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Take files anywhere, in style, with the Iomega eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive?an extremely durable drive that withstands the toughest of travel environments. Plus, the Iomega eGo Ruby Red Portable Hard Drive requires no external power supply and includes EMC Retrospect backup software license for download.
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Runs Hot
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I purchased the Iomega when my Simple Tech failed. At the same time I purchased a Western Digital Passport. Both 250GB. I had to reformat this unit to work with my PC but that was no problem. I have only been using the two for about 2 months but so far the only complaint I have is the Iomega runs hot.
Rating: 
(4
out of 5) @ 2008-11-28
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Just what I needed
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I was filling up my iBook hard drive with iTunes. I shifted the library off to an external drive.
I had some problems with USB drives on my iBook thinking they had been improperly ejected because they weren't geting enough power from the USB. The WD I was using had no external power supply capability and I couldn't use the "double-USB" cord because my iPod was plugged in as well. I order this Iomega eGo FireWire.
When it arrived, I read it was already formatted for Mac (the others I had to reformat). I plugged it into the fire wire port and within 10 seconds, the iBook recognised it. I pointed my iTunes library to it, plugged the old external into the "double USB" cord to prevent problems and hit "consolitate library". The iBook and eGo did the rest. Since then (about 4 months so far) not a single problem. FINALLY!!!
I highly recommend the FireWire if you have a Mac. I also have eGo USB only versions for my PC (cheaper, but I recommend reformatting to NTFS from the Fat-32 so you can deal with files over 4GB).
Rating: 
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-11-19
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Very compact and robust disign
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this hard drive has a very compact and robust design, easy carrying and a beatiful color.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-11-11
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Perfect solution
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I've lately been having problems with portable USB drives mounting properly, so I finally gave up and went back to Firewire. This little drive works flawlessly (albeit a little hot). It's small, it's fast, it has huge storage for its size, and it's pretty (!). How can you resist a disk drive that looks like a flask?
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-11-02
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Works fine on a Mac for me?
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I think this hard drive is great; It's lightweight but rugged, and very very attractive! The "Ruby Red" is more of a "Magenta Pink"...and yes, it DOES look like a whiskey flask, as a previous commentor said!
So, I'm a Mac fan, and I haven't had any problems with it. I haven't needed to plug both ends of the USB in order to get enough power; just the main one. I also have one of the newer MacBook Pros (less than 3 years old), so that may be the fix right there.
It reads and writes EXTREMELY FAST. I was really impressed. It works great with Time Machine, too... It's a great deal for this price: it works! (and looks like you spent a whole lot more on $$$ it!)
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-10-18
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