

The drive works with Apple's Time Machine backup software, which is built into Mac OS X 10.5 and up. It's sturdy enough to take a few knocks in you commute bag (36-inch drop rating), though that's about a foot and change less than, say, the LaCie Rugged Mini (500GB) ($114.99 list, 3.5 stars), which has an extra rubber bumper for protection (51-inch drop rating). The matte aluminum finish approximates the look on unibody MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops as well as the Mac mini and iMac desktops, so you know which crowd this drive is aimed at. There's a mini USB port and drive activity light on one edge and a sticker with the model and serial numbers on the bottom. It has an embossed Iomega logo on one side, but is otherwise almost featureless. The Helium is a pocket-size drive that looks like an aluminum slab, and feels that way too-it's surprisingly hefty in the hand. It's a decent-enough drive, but there are other alternatives if you're not married to the design. The drive matches all currently shipping Macs, but it's really designed to compliment the MacBook Air, as that system primarily connects via USB 2.0, and that's the only interface you'll find on this drive. Rather than simply formatting an external for use with Mac OS and shipping it to Apple Stores as it did with the eGo line, Iomega did all that only after designing a case that compliments the silver aluminum coloring of the latest Macs.
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Iomega's Helium Portable Hard Drive (1TB) ($199.99 list) is the latest in a long line of external hard drives the company has designed for Mac users. Best Hosted Endpoint Protection and Security Software.
