Apple Expo 2007 Paris--Iomega introduced New Mac Hard Drives (Photos)

Iomega is making a big play for Mac users with its dramatically expanded line of external storage products for the Mac community that was unveiled today at the annual Apple Expo trade show in Paris.

Those who visit the Iomega booth at Apple Expo 2007 in Paris from today through Saturday will see demonstrations of Iomega's new and existing single- and dual-drive products for Mac users in capacities of up to 1.5TB. With Mac-friendly features like the HFS+ file system, elegant designs, and an array of leading-edge interfaces to choose from, the new Iomega UltraMax and UltraMax Pro Desktop Hard Drive models represent Iomega's biggest advance to date in external storage for the Mac user.

"Our new lineup of external storage products on display at Apple Expo strike just the right balance between ease-of-use and functionality and attractive Mac-friendly designs that look great on the desktop," said Romain Cholat, vice president of international sales for Iomega Corporation.

The new hard drive line includes:

• the dual-drive RAID 1.5TB UltraMax Pro with four ports in a triple interface (2-FW800, 1-FW400, 1-USB2) for $599.95--now;
• the dual-drive RAID 1.5TB UltraMax Pro with a dual interface (eSATA and USB2) for for $599.95--now;
• the single-drive UltraMax with five ports in a quad interface (1-eSATA, 2-FW800, 1-FW400, 1-USB2) and two sizes of 750GB for $319.95 and 500GB for $219.95--both October;
• the single-drive 500GB UltraMax with a dual interface (1-FW400, 1-USB2) for $189.95--October;
• the 750GB MiniMax with six ports in two interfaces (3-FW400, 3-USB2) and the 500GB MiniMax with three ports and a single interface (3-USB2) for $179.95--now;
• the eGo portable with a dual interface (FW400, USB2) in 160GB ($159.95--now) and 250GB capacities--Late Q4; and
• the eGo portable with USB2 interface and 250GB capacity for $259.95--now.

Iomega's drives come with cables for each interface.

Some of the drives are available today while others will be available in October. One drive, the dual interface 250GB eGo portable, will be available late in the fourth quarter of 2007. [Bill Fox]