New Hard Drive on the block

NEW DELHI: Iomega Corporation has announced the general availability of its external hard drive in a 40GB model. According to the company, the drive, which weighs 99 grams, is the first Iomega hard drive to receive 100 percent of its power from a standard USB data port, allowing mobile professionals to travel lighter and still have plenty of storage capacity for all their important files.






According to the press release, because the Iomega Mini Hard Drive is based on 1.8-inch hard disk technology, it is smaller and more energy-efficient than most other portable drives. The 4200-rpm drive has a rugged aluminum enclosure and features a USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) interface for plug-and-play simplicity with any compatible Windows or Macintosh computer.





A blue drive light signals disk activity and an on/off switch allows laptop users to power down the device without disconnecting it. Each drive comes with a leather travel case, USB cable and software CD, including MusicMatch Jukebox music management software (PC and Mac) and Adobe Photoshop Album SE (PC) for digital photos.





The Iomega Mini Hard Drive requires a Pentium processor or higher with Microsoft Windows Me/2000/2000 Pro/ XP Home or Professional; MAC G4 or G3 (blue and white G3 only) or iMac computer with built-in USB connection and Mac OS 9.0 or above. The Iomega Mini 40GB Hard Drive is available with Iomega's authorized distributors at SRP (suggested retail price) of Rs 11,250.