For the person who has infinite data storage needs, the Rev 70GB removable hard drive from Iomega won't disappoint. This slim drive comes with a removable cartridge that holds 70GB. Not enough, you say? Not to worry -- when a cartridge gets full, just pop it out and insert another. The cartridges can be labeled and stored just like any tape cartridge, but the Rev 70 blows tape out of the water with its backup and restore speeds -- 30MB/sec., 10 times faster than DDS-4 tape cartridges.

The Rev 70, compatible with both PCs and Macs, lets you store movies, music, photos and documents -- and manage them all with slick drag-and-drop functionality. The drive is plug-and-play and connects via USB 2.0 (there's also an ATAPI bare-drive model). It comes with 2:1 compression software, password protection and encryption, and includes EMC's Retrospect Express software for backup and disaster recovery -- though you can also use CA's BrightStor ARCserve or Symantec's Backup Exec software. There's a three-year warranty on the drive and a five-year warranty on disk cartridges.

While the Rev 70GB drive has a suggested retail price of $599, we found it for as low as $410 online. Replacement cartridges run from $56 to $65, or $200 to $230 for a four-pack.

-- Lucas Mearian

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