Iomega 500GB eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive
Lightweight and ultra-thin, the Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 keeps your data safe in the toughest of travel environments.
- Slim and lightweight for true portability
- Stylish design that perfectly matches the MacBook Air notebook (HFS+ format)
- Easily slips into a purse or briefcase
- Drop Guard to protect from drops as high as 51 inches
Overview
Safeguard your movies, music and important documents with the lightweight, ultra-thin Iomega eGo Helium portable hard drive. It's an ideal companion for your MacBook Air or other MacBook notebook (HFS+ format).
Perfect match for Mac
The USB 2.0 connection is a perfect match for any Mac, especially the MacBook Air. The sleek silver design looks great alongside your stylish notebook and it's so compact it takes up very little space in your bag or briefcase.
Safe and speedy
The built-in Drop Guard feature protects from drops up to 51 inches - a 40 percent higher safety margin than the industry average. Plus, it requires no external power supply, just plug in and back up.
Features
- Ultra-thin and lightweight for true portability
- Stylish design perfectly matches the MacBook Air notebook
- Preformatted HFS+
- Compact size that easily slips into a purse or briefcase
- Rugged construction with Drop Guard to protect from drops as high as 51 inches
- Data protection with EMC Retrospect software and MozyHome Online software for backup (software via download)
Technical specifications
- Format: HFS+
- Interface ports: One Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
- Interface transfer rate: Up to 480 Mb/s
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 4.75 x 3.45 x 0.63 in./12.06 x 8.76 x 1.6 cm
- Weight: 7.04 oz./199.58 g
Did you notice?
The Iomega eGo Helium stores hundreds of thousands of photos, thousands of hours of music or hundreds of hours of video, yet it's only 4.75 inches long and weighs just over 7 ounces.
Apple recommends for...
Safely and reliably backing up your digital data and taking it with you anywhere.
System requirements
Mac
- Mac OS X v10.1.5 or later
- 300MHz or faster PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 or Intel processor
- Built-in USB connection (USB 2.0 host connection or controller for USB 2.0 speeds)
- 128MB of RAM minimum
Windows
- Windows Vista/2000/2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional
- 300MHz or faster processor
- Built-in USB connection (USB 2.0 host connection or controller for USB 2.0 speeds)
- 256MB of RAM minimum
What's in the box?
- Iomega eGo Helium hard drive
- Connection cable
- Quick install guide
- HTML user manual and help files
- Backup software license (software via download for PC only)
Warranty
One-year limited (For details, please visit https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iomega_na_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14414.)
Mfr. Part No.: 34491
Most Recent Reviews
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Iomega 500GB eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive
Works great to move data between PC and Mac
Written by DB from Wallace
Jun 30, 2009
Good way to move large files to big for flash drives. Easy USB interface and quick down and up. Recommend.
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Iomega 500GB eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive
So this is how an external drive is supposed to work...
Written by KN from Brooklyn
Jun 5, 2009
After using several external hard drives from other companies, this is definitely the best that I have used. The drive works flaw…Read morelessly with Time Machine and, after several weeks of use, has yet to give me any problems. Highly recommended.
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