Good hardware, problem software

This is a nice little external hard drive -- compact, stylish, rugged, and quiet in operation. I am deducting two stars, however, because of the backup software Iomega provides. First there is NO software disk in the package. You have to download it. If you have dial-up internet, figure the download will tie up your phone line for six hours or more. Yuck. Second, I find that backup software seems to bog down a PC, both with Windows 98 and XP, interfering with screen savers and making system shutdowns a ten-minute battle of the wills. I recommend, therefore, that you turn the automatic backup off and backup manually once a day or as needed.

Excellent portable harddrive.

This hard drive is the best portable I have owned so far. Perfomance is good. Under the devise manager you can optomize it to make it respond even faster. It is whisper quiet and can be moved around while it is in use. It starts up and shuts down with my laptop. It comes with the Y ended usb cable for additional power. On top of that it looks slick. The caselogic fits it perfectly. I am so glad I bought this. CaseLogic Small External Hard Drive Case (Black)