Combined with RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) 0 and a built-in USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 hub for future expansion, the UltraMax offers users high performance in digital content creation, graphic design, and other disk-intensive tasks, Iomega said.
The UltraMax 640GB Desktop hard drive is compatible with Mac OS X 10.1 or above on Apple computers with an Intel processor or G3 processor or higher, and a built-in USB or FireWire connection, according to Iomega.
The UltraMax drive can be reformatted to NTFS (Windows NT File System) or FAT32 (File Allocation Table) to make the drive compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Home and XP Professional editions. The FAT32 format also allows cross-platform use, according to Iomega of San Diego, California.
The new Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive offers the user lots of capacity, flexible volume configurations, and USB 2.0 ports, according to the company. The UltraMax drive uses the Mac HFS+ (Hierarchical File System enhanced) file system and RAID 0 for power right out of the box, striping data across two hard drives for faster performance, Iomega said.
Besides the default mode of RAID 0, which stripes data across the UltraMax's two 7200-RPM SATA (Serial-ATA) hard drives, other drive options include ‘spanned’ where both hard drives are treated as a single volume, and 'simple' where each hard drive is treated as its own drive letter, according to Iomega. The new Iomega UltraMax Desktop Hard Drive has a manual RAID switch that allows the user to turn off the RAID configuration and use the drive configured as JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks), according to Iomega.
The Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive is preformatted with Apple's HFS+ file system for Mac OS X users, according to Iomega. The HFS+ uses large hard drives more efficiently and supports journaling under Mac OS X, which makes it easier to recover data in case of a problem, Iomega added.
The stackable UltraMax drive enclosure complements the new Mac Pro Apple computer series as well as older Power Mac series, according to Iomega. It has three interfaces including FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0). It also provides users with a three-port Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) hub for easy expansion, the company added. The cables for FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 operation are included with the drive, the company said.
Iomega also includes EMC Retrospect Express software which provides secure storage, hassle-free backup and efficient disaster recovery with its UltraMax drive, the company said. Retrospect Express software from EMC Corp. delivers automated, reliable, cost-effective protection for Windows and Mac users, which makes it easy to set up and manage highly efficient backups on any PC and largely simplify disaster recovery, Iomega added. Users can back up open files, verify backup integrity during the backup, have scheduled backups proceed even without logging in, and recover individual files or a complete system to any point in time, according to Iomega.
The Iomega UltraMax 640GB Desktop Hard Drive will be available from later this month for a suggested retail price in the US of US $449.95, Iomega said..
