iOmega Prestige 1.5 TB: Should I be worried?
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I own the 1 TB model and also noticed the heat buildup. I keep my unit off unless I'm backing up data. Had it a year and so far, so good.
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Every time in the past when new HDD sizes come out there was a firmware update to allow them to work. So of course there is no guarantee but it "should" be fine.
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The drive works on my Mac 10.10.1 without problem. I have yet to try uploading iomega files. Iomega likely will offer assistance if you have any problem with the upload. Suggest asking them.
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Yes. That's the environment in which I'm using a 2tb Canvio portable with no problem whatsoever
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It shows up as two physical drives 0 and 1 at 1 TB ea, further partitioned into 500 GB ea C-D-E-F. Haven't pulled it apart to see if in fact they are separate drives. 100% screaming machine but the drives are probably 75% screaming.
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NO, I'm sticking with the older systems. IOMEGA recommends using their support so you can format disks in the FAT system. Win 2K assumes NTFS system which may be causing your (undefined) problem.
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The 500GB version is most definitely compatible with the 8300HD, or at least was. I have been using one for well over two years, but just in the past couple of weeks it pops up a "disconnect" message at random. I just hit the cancel / exit button and it keeps playing just fine save for the error message popping up every 15-20 minutes or so. I suspect Comcast has pushed some sort of firmware update to the cable box which is causing this problem because the drive itself seems to be spinning just fine with no strange grinding or clicking noises and the data seems to be intact. I am planning on buying the 1TB version so I'm reading through these reviews to see a success story.
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Hi Melanie, I have a laptop and have plugged in both Iomega and WD external drives as well as thumb drives with no problems whatsoever, and they can read/write back and forth as you deem.
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Yes I have the same model and I just stuck it in the slot and I had about 450 gn after formatting. I've had 0 problems with it so far
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I actually had a bad drive that because of the simplicity of this device I popped in to see if I would have any better luck reading. The answer was no it behaved like you expected any hard drive to act installed in your system. It has no error correction capabilities any different than an internal hard drive on your system. If error correction could/or would be possible it would have to be something running/installed in your O/S
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Awww, this is disappointing. This is the exact question I needed answered. I can't believe in two years, no one has answered it. I'm hoping someone might answer it soon. There's a 1 TB Iomega drive for $97 and a 1 TB LaCie drive for $150. I just want to know if the extra $53 for the LaCie drive is worth it.
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I haven't opened my case yet, but I have a 500 GB solid state drive. It's possible it can be a Western Digital, but I don't know if they vary based on drive size. The 1 TB drive could be from a different manufacturer.
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According to Drobo support:"Thank you for contacting Drobo Technical Support. Unfortunately at this time it is not possible to determine if there will be any problems with a newer 5TB drive in the Drobo5D. Once the newer 5TB drives are released next year there will be more information to provide in regards to 5TB drive support. Please let me know if you have any further question."
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I just finished installing this 1TB and it worked like a charm... 828GB free out of 931GB. I'll update this if any thing changes...
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Don't know, mine failed after 90 days. Not sure 3rd-party units are ready for prime time; OE units in laptops, etc. seem to be OK. If data is critical, stick to proven tech: mechanical HDs. Sometimes older is better.
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Although I don't own this particular drive, I am here as I am looking to buy this one also to add to my two other Seagate 500gb Freeagents that I already have that have been working flawlessly for me for over 12 months now. I honestly think that your experience was most likely caused by a faulty unit. Without knowing your computer configuration (windows, mac or linux) it's hard to say if any extra steps would need to be taken to set it up, but for a windows or linux based pc it should be simply plug and play in my experience. As you see on this site, there is only one bad review of the product. If you think about how many of these must get sold every year, one bad review is pretty good as almost everybody will take the time to complain, but very few will come back to write a positive review as a working product is what most people expect. So I guess the short answer from me is yes, I would give this drive a second chance, but then again, i may be biased by my great experience. I hope that this is of some help to you..
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p/n: 9tn158-301fw version: cc34if Your looking to get one beware I bought 2 of these and both died within a year. both where used as extended storage drives. need a logic board lol?