Originally i wanted to replace my old 250GB external hard drive with something of at least 500GB, and was looking to spend around £200. But then I saw an offer at PCWorld for this drive for £109. I went to the store and then used my student discount to get it for (what I thought was an amazing) £98.99. I felt the loss of 100GB was worth a 100 quid saving! But still, 400GB is a massive amount of storage. Most people will have no problem fitting all their music, videos etc etc on it.
The biggest plus about this drive I think is that it doesn't have a fan. Pretty much all other drives do, and this can make them quite noisy. This one on the other hand runs almost silently, with just the faint spinning discs being apparant. Store it under your desk though, for example, and you can't even hear this.
For anyone who has had external drives in the past, you may have found that they switch themselves off when you turn your computer off. I know this has been the case with me. With this drive all the internal bits stop (because you can no longer hear discs spinning and that) but there is a bright light on the front that stays illuminated. This of course is a very petty annoyance, but I find it irritating.
Another plus is that the power cable doesn't have a massive transformer somewhere along the way. This makes hiding the wire easier, and also makes transporting it a little easier. Maybe this is now located inside the hard drive itself, since it is a little heavier than my previous drive, but nothing drastic.
The drive feels very study and well built and is made from aluminium. The USB connection means it works on pretty much any machine. It comes with a CD that contains some backup software and sync software. Although you don't have to go through any installation business to set up the drive - just plug and go. I haven't even opened the CD case yet!
I would recommend this drive to people wanting to boost their storage, especially if you can get it at such a bargain price like I did.
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Design
Excellent
Ease of use
Very easy
Instruction manual
Very useful
Manufacturer Support
Good
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