Iomega's eGo drives accelerate to USB 3.0, should soon make the jump to plaid

Yes, another manufacturer is throwing its weight behind the little, blue, but mostly the same USB 3.0 plug. Iomega has released a refreshed version of its eGo line of drives, with two models that support the new standard: the $129 500GB eGo Portable, and the $149 1TB or $229 2TB (and rather less portable) eGo Desktop. If you're not quite so forward-looking, USB 2.0 models of the Portable line are available in 320GB, 500GB, and 1TB sizes, and there are Mac-specific, FireWire 800 editions of the Portable and Desktop drives available in 1 and 2TB sizes. All, we must say, look rather dashing in their matte black finishes, and all are available now (for rather less than those MSRPs if you look around).

[Alexpeegs Posted Jun 2nd 2010 10:44AM]

Meego?

[hankylips Posted Jun 2nd 2010 10:50AM]

Iomega has a HUGE Schwartz.

[HektikLyfe Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:32AM]

@hankylips I wasn't quite sure if it was a Space Balls reference but you just cleared that up for me, thanks.

[sabby Posted Jun 2nd 2010 10:53AM]

$149 1GB ?? :P Typo mate.

But @ 149 bucks, 1TB USB 3.0 sounds nice.

[TimStevens Posted Jun 2nd 2010 10:54AM]

@sabby Indeed, fixed it!

[mark29 Posted Jun 2nd 2010 10:58AM]

anyone here actually have usb3 on their pc yet?

[Atkins Posted Jun 2nd 2010 12:00PM]

@mark29 No.

[Atkins Posted Jun 2nd 2010 12:01PM]

@mark29 Me neither.

[Atkins Posted Jun 2nd 2010 12:01PM]

@mark29 Same here. Not yet.

[elvinu Posted Jun 2nd 2010 12:38PM]

@mark29 yes... (A - series) all new gigabyte MB's have it. i bought it last year.

i`m still waiting for something like this in Europe..cheaper maybe :)

[Snails Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:00AM]

I have an iomega drive. I warn everyone not to get one. The thing fell apart (case fell off the drive) within 30 minutes of opening the package. This looks like the exact same case.

[Tensai Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:03AM]

Spaceballs reference ftw!

[Slygathor Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:15AM]

@Tensai
Ludicrous Speed FTW!

[CrossCheck Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:09AM]

Who made that man a gunner?

[Jigielnik Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:46AM]

@CrossCheck

I did, sir. He's my cousin.
whats his name?
he's an asshole too sir, Major Asshole.

[DBG Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:10AM]

lol @ Spaceballs reference in title =). It will be interesting to see 3.0 have it's day; quality 2.0 devices are still beating it out in speed test last time I checked =/.

[FitFan Posted Jun 2nd 2010 1:05PM]

@DBG When did you check? The theoretical cap for USB 2.0 is 60 MB/s. This review (first one I found) shows a 5400 rpm drive delivering data at 85 MB/s:

http://www.everythingusb.com/samsung-story-station-3.0-external-hard-drive-19065.html

7200 RPM and SSDs will show much greater improvements.

[shr00mie Posted Jun 2nd 2010 11:27AM]

the spaceballs reference almost made me spit out my tea. thanks!