Tech Specs

System Requirements

• 350MHz Pentium processor or higher
• USB 2.0 connection
• 512MB RAM
• Drive only: Microsoft Windows XP Home/Professional/Professional x64, 2000 Professional, Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate)
• Retrospect Express for PC: Microsoft Windows XP Home/Professional/Professional x64, 2000 Professional, Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate)
• CD-ROM drive
• 1GB hard drive space required to install software depending on applications and options selected (excludes temporary cache)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher Netscape Navigator 6.1, Apple Safari 1.2 or higher (to view User's Manual and download Iomega Software.)

• Drive only: Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
• Retrospect Express for Mac: Mac OS 10.4 and higher
• USB 2.0 connection
• 512MB RAM
• CD-ROM drive
• 1GB hard drive space required to install software depending on applications and options selected (excludes temporary cache)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher Netscape Navigator 6.1, Apple Safari 1.2 or higher (to view User's Manual and download Iomega Software.)

Specifications

Capacity:
• Native: 120GB*
• High compression w/included software: 240GB
• Usable data bytes: 120,054,872,064
Interface/connection type:
• One (1) USB 2.0 connection on the back of the drive
• What is USB?
• Backward compatible with USB 1.1 connections.
  
  Note: The Iomega REV USB drive is not host powered. You must use in the included power supply.


Included Cable:
• One (1) 3ft (1m) standard USB cable.
Weight:
• Drive: 0.86 lbs. (.39 Kg)
• Disk: 2.58 ounces (73 grams)
Dimensions (L x W x H):
• Drive: 6.2" x 4.4" x 1.3"
• Disk: 2.95" x 3.03" x 0.39"
Configuration:
• Bytes per Sector: 2,048
• User Logical Sectors: 58,620,543
• Track Density (normal): 1,845,000 tracks/inch
• Linear Density (max): 1,216,000 bits/inch
• Areal Density (max): 224.89 Gigabits/square inch
• Number of Heads: 2
• Head Type: TUMR
• Number of Disks: 1
• Substrate Type: Smooth Glass disk
• Servo: Embedded
• Zones: 18
• Data Recording Method (coding): 48/50 Modified E. 2. PRML
Power requirements:
• Power Supply: 5.0 +/- .25 V D.C., up to 1.2 amps continuous current

Performance

Seek time:
• Minimum (single track): 2.5 ms (read), 3.0 ms (write)
• Average: 12 ms (read), 13 ms (write)
• Maximum: 25 ms
Latency:
• 7.1 ms
Spindle Speed:
• 4000 rpm - for 120GB disks
• 4200 rpm - for reading 70GB disks
Start Time:
• 15 sec (power on to ready)
Stop Time (including eject):
• 6 sec
Native Drive Transfer Rate (USB 2.0):
• Burst (USB 2.0): 60 MB/sec
• Max. Data Transfer Rate (outer disk): 35 MB/sec
• Max. Data Transfer Rate (inner disk): 18 MB/sec

Note: Actual speeds may be limited by the bus type - for instance, the transfer rate of many USB 2.0 host controller chips do not exceed 15 MBytes/second.

Reliability and Service

MTBF:
• 400,000 hours
Unrecoverable Data Error Rate:
• (projected) 1 error in 10^15 bits transferred
Cartridge Life:
• 2,000 insertion and removal cycles
Drive Life:
• 15,000 insertion and removal cycles
Drive Service Life:
• Approx. 5 years
Cartridge Shelf Life:
• 30 years
Typical Insertion Force:
• 1.5 kgf (3.3 lbf)

Operating conditions

Temperature:
• Ambient Operating Environment (non-condensing): 0 to 60 degrees C. (32 to 140 degrees F)
• Ambient Non-operating Environment: -40 to 65 degrees C. (-40 to 149 degrees F)
• Max Temperature Gradient: 12 degrees C. per hour (22 degress F. per hour)
Humidity:
• Ambient Operating Humidity (non-condensing): 8 to 90% R.H.
• Ambient Non-operating Humidity (non-condensing): 5 to 95% R.H.
• Max Wet Bulb Temperature - Operating: 29.0 degrees C. (84 degrees F.)
• Max Wet Bulb Temperature - Non-operating: 40.0 degrees C. (104 degrees F.)
• Electro Static Discharge: Up to 8KV air discharge, or 4KV contact
Vibration:
• Operating Reads/Writes: 0.4 g (zero to peak; 5-20 Hz) / 0.2 g (zero to peak; 20-200 Hz)
• Sequential Reads (internal unit): .5 g (zero to peak; 5-200 Hz)
• Non-operating Disk: 2.5 g (zero to peak; 5-500 Hz)
• Non-operating Drive: 1.3 g (zero to peak; 5-27 Hz) / 2.0 g (zero to peak; 27-60 Hz) / 2.5 g (zero to peak; 60-500 Hz)
Shock:
• Operating: 60 g (2 ms half sine)
• Non-operating Disk: 400 g (2 ms half sine)
• Non-operating Drive: 200 g (2 ms half sine)
• Typical Cartridge Drop (outside of case): up to 1.22 meters (48 inches) onto commercial grade carpet
• Cartridge Drop (inside of case): up to 1.52 meters (60 inches) onto hard floor
Altitude:
• Operating: -300 to 3,048 meters (10,000 feet)
• Non-operating: -300 to 12,192 meters (40,000 feet)

Power Characteristics

Drive Supply Voltage:
• 5.0 V
Seek (Peak):
• 1270mA current draw; 6.35W power consumption
Startup (Peak):
• 980mA current draw; 4.9W power consumption
Eject (Peak):
• 700mA current draw; 3.5W power consumption
Continuous Writes (RMS):
• 840mA current draw; 4.2W power consumption
Continuous Reads (RMS):
• 830mA current draw; 4.15W power consumption
Random Read-Writes (RMS):
• 855mA current draw; 4.3W power consumption
Idle (RMS) spin:
• 840mA current draw; 4.2W power consumption
Idle (RMS) no spin:
• 380mA current draw; 1.9W power consumption

Additional Features

• Hard Disk Drive like performance
• Data Buffering
• Burst transfer rate up to 100 MB/sec
• Media data transfer rates of 18 to 35 MB/sec (buffer to/from media)
• Automatic reallocation
• Electro-Mechanical head latch
• Head load/unload mechanism
• ID-less format
• Multi-zone recording
• Enhanced ECC
• 12 msec average seek
• Adaptive power save control
• Embedded servo control
• Logical block addressing
• MMC-4 Multi-media command set