Iomega Unwraps New Slim and Sexy eGo Portable Hard Drives

Today, Iomega announced the availability of its new generation of eGo portable hard drives, which combine the company’s robust storage and backup technologies with plenty of eye-popping style.

Available in Ruby Red (250GB, 320GB, 500GB capacities), Silver (320GB), and Midnight Blue (320GB), the eGo drives are less than a half-inch thick, and weight under 7 ounces–a very nice travel companion that won’t weigh down your pocket or bag. They feature anodized aluminum shells, and Iomega’s Drop Guard technology to safeguard data from drops of up to 51 inches. A Y-cable is included for powering the drives using notebooks that fail to deliver sufficient power from a single USB port.

Included is the Iomega Protection Suite, which includes a six-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus, Iomega QuikProtect (file-level back up software), EMC Retrospect Express or Express HD (backs up all data, including applications and settings), and MozyHome Online Backup, which offers 2GB of free online backup (or you can upgrade to unlimited storage for $4.95).

The drives are available today, ranging in price from $84.99 (250GB) to $134 (500GB). Coming in June is a 500GB BlackBelt drive that utilizes Drop Guard Xtreme to help it survive drops from up to 7 feet.