Apple Expo kicks off today and
Iomega's using the party to launch an array of new and updated Mac-centric (read: HFS+ formatted) storage solutions. The
UltraMax line (pictured above) gets the most love, with three tiers of drives now available: the $599 UltraMax Desktop Pro in FireWire 800 / 400 / USB 2.0 and USB 2.0 / eSATA flavors with 1.5TB of RAID storage, the quad-interface UltraMax Desktop in $219 500GB and $319 750GB versions, and a $189 FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 500GB base model. Mac Mini users also get a new $179 750GB MiniMax drive with three USB 2.0 ports and three FireWire 400 ports built-in, while travelers score some love with the new eGo drive, which packs up 160GB ($159) or 250GB ($259) of storage in a sleek form enclosure that supports both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. Pics of all the new gear in the gallery for those of you needing some more tasteful press photography in your lives.
posted Sep 25th 2007 6:29AM
These are all really nice looking with plenty of storage. eSATA is a plus as well. However there is one thing I can't figure out about some of these external storage devices.
WTF don't any of them have 1Gbe Ethernet? I mean come on, its 2000 and f'in 7 and you don't have a Gbe port. Yea, eSATA is hella fast but why not offer this storage to an entire home network. Buffalo seems to get it so WTF can't Iomega get it through their thick arsed skulls.
Oh, and the 150D series fails it too.
Iomega makes plenty of network hard drives. This just isn't one of them. That's like telling Toyota that it's 2007 and they need to make a hybrid because the Corolla isn't one. If you want networked storage take a look at some of their other product families.
http://www.iomega.com/direct/products/family.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=26891315&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=26890319&bmUID=1190735504909
Because you need the giant amount of throughput for Leopard's time machine. You won't be using these drives for anything but backup, thus why they look just like a mac pro.
Sorry, but you just made that up. Powermac and Mac Pro matching external drives are nothing new:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/
And second, you don't need a giant amount of throughput for Time Machine. It's not recopying your entire HD every time you make a small change. It only copies files that have been changed since the last backup, and it's generally not going to keep more than one copy of a file per hour. Older backups are cut down to 1/day or 1/month to conserve space.
RBoyett has it right. My wife and I want to create a backup solution across both our Macs. I filled my MBP in under a month and her MB is running low as well. We need space, but we really only want to have one drive, or, if possible, a RAID setup.
I don't want to see the drive. I'd like it in the basement in our media closet, so we are really looking for a network product. I don't understand why everything with an ethernet port cost several hundred dollars more.
External cases can cost as much as those with drives, and the affordable solution has yet to present itself.
I shall go check out Buffalo.
Looks like the Mac Pros
Jesus, you're right! OMFG!
they look like joke-parodies of macpro's. dumb.
I bet you they could make more sales just selling the drive enclosures! That's all I want anyway.
Those look identical to the G-Drive drives...wtf talk about ripping off a design from another company.
great G5 / MacPro desing. There's a rumor the mac mini will change it's form factor to become as a hard drive, may it liik like this ones?
rumor: http://www.ioxenford.com/iOXENFORD/iOXENFORD/Entries/2007/9/25_RUMOR%3A_Mac_mini_To_Be_Replaced_By_Mac_nano.html
Wow what a loser company- their designers cannot decide whether they prefer to rip off Apple's or G-Tech's case design more. And to think the Iomega Zip and Jaz drives were once innovative...
Wow you must be pretty stupid. Maybe this product is aim towards apple users?
I think you meant "this product is aimed" not "aim." If you're going to insult a complete stranger, at least learn proper grammar...
What a hyprocrite. First you call a company a "loser" and using "And" to start a sentence.
http://www.g-technology.com/Products/G-DRIVE.cfm
They've been available for years. When I first glanced at the pic under the headline I thought Engadget had posted the wrong photo.
wow I couldn't agree more... I have a g-drive and I honestly thought that was what the picture showed until I read the headline. I'm sure the g-drive is a superior product either way.
Someone should mash up the middle case with a Mac Mini. Make it a Mini Mac Pro.