The 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive from Iomega is a durable 2.5" SATA hard drive with an aluminum enclosure and USB 2.0 support. The Helium is perfect for Mac desktop and notebook computers because of its HFS+ format. It is also compatible with PC computers after reformatting. The Helium is also compact and lightweight for portable storage while its 256-bit hardware encryption makes for secure data transfers. Plus, the Helium requires no external power supply and includes Iomega Protection Suite software via download.
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB |
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Drive Speed | 480Mbps (USB 2.0) |
| Buffer | 8MB |
| System Requirements |
Mac: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher PC: Windows XP / Vista / 7 Drive must be reformatted for use with PC Built-in USB port 256MB RAM |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Form Factor | 2.5" SATA |
| Mounting | External |
| Power Requirements | Bus-powered |
| Dimensions | 3.0 x 0.6 x 4.8" / 7.6 x 1.5 x 12.2cm |
| Weight | 8.2 oz / 231.3 g |
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Comments about Iomega 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I ended up trying a few portable hard drives for my MacBook Air. I ended up going with the Helium. It lacks the faster connections of other models, but it is compact, reasonably light, solid, and matches the MacBook Air very nicely. The USB connector on the drive could be better as the cable does not fit in as firm as I'd like.
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Comments about Iomega 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I use this drive between home and office and find it delivers a great amount of storage and portability for the price. It also has a good fast transfer rate.
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Comments about Iomega 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:
This little guy is great. Extremely portable and worked immediately with MAC OSx Lion. First backup with be EXTREMELY slow so just set it overnight would be my suggestion. Otherwise. Love it!
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Comments about Iomega 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I used it at first to backup my whole computer, took about 2 hours for 500 GB, It didn't warm up much. It's a very comfortable (really portable) size EHDD, simple design, same colour as a Macbook Pro's Unibody.
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Comments about Iomega 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I ended up trying a few portable hard drives for my MacBook Air. I ended up going with the Helium. It lacks the faster connections of other models, but it is compact, reasonably light, solid, and matches the MacBook Air very nicely. The USB connector on the drive could be better as the cable does not fit in as firm as I'd like.
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Comments about Iomega 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I use this drive between home and office and find it delivers a great amount of storage and portability for the price. It also has a good fast transfer rate.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Iomega 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:
This little guy is great. Extremely portable and worked immediately with MAC OSx Lion. First backup with be EXTREMELY slow so just set it overnight would be my suggestion. Otherwise. Love it!
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Iomega 1TB Helium USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I used it at first to backup my whole computer, took about 2 hours for 500 GB, It didn't warm up much. It's a very comfortable (really portable) size EHDD, simple design, same colour as a Macbook Pro's Unibody.
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