In Pictures: New Looks in Portable Hard Drives

Typically, portable hard drives have just a single interface--USB 2.0. Iomega goes against the grain with its eGo Portable Hard Drive (shown at top). First available as USB 2.0 only, the red 250GB eGo drive will soon ship with both USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 ports, and will come with cables for each. You can also buy the drives in your choice of red, dark blue, silver, or black (coming soon) in 160GB capacities with USB 2.0 only. The metallic sheen adds to the curvaceous drives' high style. Iomega says its patent-pending DropGuard foam protection fortifies the drives against impacts. Rather than include a software disc or pre-install software on the drive, Iomega simply includes a license for EMC Retrospect HD software (available as a download for PCs). Iomega also offers the boxy, single-interface Iomega Portable Hard Drive (shown at bottom). The silver USB 2.0 drive ships in 200GB and 250GB versions, as well as 100GB, 120GB, and 160GB.