Sleek external HDD from Iomega

Iomega, a pretty famous external drive manufacturer, has just announced the release of its eGo Helium external HDD.

From the pictures or from the title you wouldn’t say there’s anything special to this HDD, except for the fact it’s very very thin - more precisely 0.63 inches thick ( that’s 1.575 centimers thick ) and weights only 7 ounces - and it’s a tough little one as well, as it’s designed to resist falls from up to 1.3 meteres.

With those sizes you wouldn’t expect for it to pack too much storing space, would you ? Well, you’re wrong about that as it packs a 320GB 2.5″ HDD. Oh, and it also has a USB 2.0 port.

Other than the geeky tech specs, it’s designed to be used with the MacBook Air - both being very thin and having a similar look. Although that might not be the most convincing motive, you’ll probably want to know that this one comes formatted with Apple’s HFS+ file system.

It’s coming in every country starting next month, and it’s priced at $149.99.