Freecom FHD 3 400 GB

Freecom FHD 3 400 GB

22977 - External hard drive - 7200 rpm - IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB more

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Welcome to a new era in external hard drive storage! The Freecom FHD-3 offers a new, unprecedented concept of data storage. What seems like just another external hard drive is in...
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A review by cardjoj on Freecom FHD 3 400 GB
October 4th, 2006


Author's product rating:   


Advantages: Looks good, quick
Disadvantages: Poor software, not for computer illiterate

Recommend to potential buyers: no 

Full review
A 400gb one touch backup device 7200 rpm and 8 mb cache(click button on front to back up)

When i first open the box on this product and installed the software i thought wow what a good looking product, and it seems to be quite easy to install, but the the problems started to arise if i tried to use the firewire connections, the whole operating system on my computer would freeze and take 8 mins before i could use my computer again. to ensure that it was not my computer i have tested it on other computers and again the same problems.

For a backup device i would not recommend this product as after a few months the harddrive failed meaning that all the data that i had backed up was lost.

though (even though its a bit bulky) you could use it as a portable drive if you required a 400 gb to be transported around....

issues:
after a few months of the application backing up my work on a weekly basis and storing it in a directory based on the week number. the device suddenly locked up and the harddrive was no longer visable via Windows explorer, so i found the only way to get the device to work again was to delete the partition via the windows administrator and split it into 2 smaller partitions. this enabled me to get 1 200gb partition that i could format and the other 170gb that i can not format or use( so i have now got half the size i originally have) so now the device is back up and working again though i do not know how long for.

i contacted freecom via a telephone number on their website to recieve the following ..."The number you have dial does not subscribe to a mail box please press 0 to go to reception.." from which i got cut off. after trying this a few more times i have currently given up, so will try later on in the week hopefully they are able to sort out there phone problems. 



Freecom FHD 3 400 GB

Hard drive

Capacity: 400 GB

Interface Type: IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB

Buffer Size: 8 MB

Performance

Interface Transfer Rate: 400 Mbps (FireWire) / 480 Mbps (Hi-Speed USB)

Seek Time: 8.5 ms (average)

Track-to-Track Seek Time: 0.8 ms

Average Latency: 4.17 ms

Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm

Reliability

MTBF: 50,000 hour(s)

Power

Power Device: Power adapter

Voltage Required: AC 230V

Manufacturer's product description

Welcome to a new era in external hard drive storage! The Freecom FHD-3 offers a new, unprecedented concept of data storage. What seems like just another external hard drive is in fact the start of a new modular concept with the FHD-3 as the source. In the near future you will be able to find more Freecom products in the same look as the FHD-3, thereby making it possible to stack one unit on top of the other and creating a stack of multimedia products which could develop into the center of your personal data life. Think about adding an AV unit, enabling you to watch movies from your FHD-3 on your own TV. Or a Wireless adapter, enabling you to share the data on the FHD-3 in a wireless environment.... The possibilities are endless. Keep it simple!

Environmental parameters

Min Operating Temperature: 5 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 55 °C

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