Hasta La Gadget!

If you’re going to carry around 500GB in your pocket, you’ll need a way to quickly transfer or read the data on it from whichever device you connect it to, whether it’s a desktop, laptop, or a server. Even though USB 3.0 is still more than rare to find on any motherboard in any device, Iomega has your futureproof storage needs covered with its new generation of eGo USB portable and desktop hard drives, all of which use the new USB 3.0 standard to transfer data. USB 3.0 transfers data at up to 5 Gbps, compared with USB 2.0, which capped out at 480 Mbps.

The new Iomega eGo drives are all USB 3.0 capable, and they’re backward-compatible to USB 2.0. Iomega also offers its own USB 3.0 adapter cards (sold separately, of course) that you can install in your desktop or laptop to make use of the faster transfer rates.

The new USB 3.0 eGo drives come in a 500GB portable version and a desktop version that comes in 1TB and 2TB flavors, and they’ll set you back $129.99 for the 500GB portable drive, $149.99 for the 1TB desktop model, and $229.99 for the 2TB model. They’re fairly pricey when compared with Iomega’s existing USB 2.0 lineup, but if you’re looking for the best performance, want to futureproof yourself, or you’re just an early adopter, these are the external hard drives for you.