had this for over a year now
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I got this on amazon a couple years ago and i was pretty nervous. i use a mac so i ignored the whole warning against the encryption cd cuz it just pops up on the desk top and doesn't bother me. i got a pc recently though- still not annoying enough to bother me but i guess some people find it awful.

what convinced me to buy this was a video doing durability comparisons on external hard drives.
here is the video i watched. mind you, there are two iomegas in the video. the one i'm reviewing about is the last one tested in the video, not the first one that broke right away.
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so, it got run over by a car and still survived. i was pretty impressed. so i got it.
after two years of decent treatment later, this hard drive beat out both my lacie AND my passport hard drives that i've had before, just as the video suggested. the lacie had lasted be almost two years, the passport was only like a half a year. this is going on 3 years and it works amazingly.

also, the usb 3, although technically used as a usb 2 connection on computers that are not usb3 compatible, goes a LOT faster than the lacie i had with fire wire. i was seriously impressed. transfer rates pass a 1 gig movie from any computer to the iomega in, around 30 seconds, more or less, i think depending on how well my laptop is doing at the time [cuz i work them pretty hard].

after two years, i've filled it up to 205 gigs so far; i put all my music, pictures, movies, and architecture work on there. my only regret is that i didn't partition it to have a mac format so it will never hold a file bigger than 4 gigs, which some of my movies and files exceed. also, i heard that there is a new thing on the iomega website that can uninstall that virtual drive thing now. haven't tried it but i'm guessing it's legit if it's on the manufacturer's website.

so, there you have it. to those who said their's broke really quickly, all their reviews sound similar and i feel like it had to be some kind of a defect that happens occasionally, which is a bummer cuz you won't know until it happens. but mine has been the most dependable hard drive i've ever had, especially since i'm kind of harsh on my equipment.
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Good quality, I have had mine for more than a year and it's still in good shape.
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I've had this for over a year now, and it still works perfectly! I use it to connect my desktop to the router downstairs, which has been a huge improvement in quality of life when trying to play Overwatch.
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I was a bit hesitant when I bought this because I wasn't sure how long it would last. I've had it for maybe about a year now and I absolutely love it! It's still in really good condition and I've put it through a lot of wear and tear. Would def look at buying another if needed!
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Bought this about a year and a half ago and have used it daily since then. Has held up really well but we are careful to not use metal objects with it. I noticed today a small chip in the coating, probably damaged during washing, but still working well.
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Have had this for over a year and absolutely no issues. I love it.
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i've been using this for almost a year and it's still sharp and functional.
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Amazing I've had this thing for a year now and it's still going strong. The only downside is DO NOT spill anything on it because it'll be tricky to clean, alcohol wipes gives it a ashy look so cleaning can be an issue. With all that I'm still loving it.
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I love it, i have been using it for over a year.  Its sturdy, and a bit heavy but gets the job done awesomely!
699501
I have had this for about a year and is still running strong. I use this on a daily basis, plugged into my smart tv.
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I've had this for about a year now, and there are no problems with it.  It's heavy, but it's strong enough to absorb the abuse I put it through.
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Been using this for over a year, and it's still working.
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I have used this for over a year now and I am still very pleased.
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I've had this for a year now and haven't had any issues. I originally thought when I bought it that it would probably wok for a while and then quit as soon as it hit the year mark. I was wrong. It's very simple, and marked on the outside where your wires go into the screw terminals. If you want a cheap color changing music controller for your leds, get this one.
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I've had this over a year now. Still in very good shape. I expect this to last a long time.
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We have had this for several months and use it daily.  Holding up well.
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almost a year later, and it still works great.