Fast and Portable USB Drives For Students
iOmega eGo Ruby Red
If you are looking for suggestions for a small, light and fast USB hard drive for your back to school student, then I have 3 suggestions for you.The Iomega eGo USB portable hard drive has a stylish look and compact size. It's currently offered in from 160GB up to 750GB and can be purchased in several colors, among them red, black, silver and cherry. Depending on the capacity, it is being offered in my
USB Portable Drives Store for under $60. This drive has an impressive look and feel to it. The anodized-aluminum-and-polished-steel case looks much like a flask and you will find yourself wanting to handle it. You are not going to buy a USB portable hard drive for looks alone. It will have to perform for you, and Dude, will this drive ever perform!! In a benchmark test, it transferred a file in half the time of a Western Digital MyPassport and about 2 seconds faster than either the Seagate FreeAgent Go and the LaCie' All Terrain drive. If you're looking for a stylish, flashy drive with fast read/write speeds, this LaCie USB portable drive is a great choice, especially for students. Features: The iOmega drive tested faster than either of the other 2 mentioned here. Faster speed means more time saved, you get your data faster. The iOmega drive is rugged. It has "Drop Guard" designed to protect from damage if dropped. The iOmega drive is small and has a distinctive color. It is pocket sized and looks much like a flask!!
Seagate FreeAgent Go
The Seagate FreeAgent Go USB portable drive has many features to attract the discriminating user. Simple backup and sync. Backup is something many of us don't do because we don't know how. If it’s not easy, it won’t happen. The Seagate FreeAgent Go has a very simple backup and sync. The backup is automatic freeing you of the necessity of remembering. The FreeAgent Go has an encryption technology that will keep your files safe. Easy synchronization means you always have the most current version with you when you are away from home. Fast data transfer with USB 2.0. The FreeAgent Go USB portable drive was among the three fastest drives in a benchmark test. The Seagate FreeAgent Go has a fast and simple install. There are no CD's involved. In this day of energy consciousness, the FreeAgent Go comes with an environmentally smart utility that can power down your drive when it’s not in use. Enjoy peace of mind with a 5-year limited warranty from the world leader in storage solutions as compared to the iOmega eGo which as a one year warranty and the LaCie All Terrain with a 3 year warranty.. Seagate FreeAgent Go drives are offered at
USB Portable Drives for as little as $60 depending on capacity.
LaCie' All Terrain USB Portable Drive
The LaCie' All TerrainRugged USB portable drive is currently being offered for as low as $75 (Depending on capacity of the drive.) at
USB Portable Drives The LaCie 250 GB Rugged All Terrain Rugged USB portable drive comes with an interesting set of connections. It is the only drive I have come across with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB2.0 connections. Firewire is a nice featureunit that is ideal for those with fire-wire ports built-in to their laptops and computers. Unfortunately while most Macs have fire-wire built-in, right now the majority of Windows based laptops do not. That is changing as more PCs are getting them built-in. I need drives for several computers, including Mac, Windows and Linux boxes. Suffice it to say that this drive is definitely a must own if you have a Mac and may even be worth installing a fire-wire card if you have a PC. *500 GB external hard disk with rugged, shock resistant case *Triple interface including FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 for speed and universal connectivity *Bus-powered so no bulky power adapter required *Includes one-year online backup service providing unlimited off-site backup storage *Measures 3.5 x 1.0 x 5.7 inches (WxHxD); backed by a 3-year warranty