Todays world is all about Gigabytes. Programs and data take up more and more storage ... more
space. The need for installing an extra hard drive on your PC or Mac is more present than ever. Opening your computer case and installing an internal hard drive can be...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
Todays world is all about Gigabytes. Programs and data take up more and more storage ... more
space. The need for installing an extra hard drive on your PC or Mac is more present than ever. Opening your computer case and installing an internal hard drive can be...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
Fast external USB 2.0 hard drive solutionThe worlds smallest 3.5 inch external hard ... more
drive!High quality rubber cover, provides optimal grip and reduces the vibrationThe easiest way to add extra storage capacity to your computerTurbo USB 2.0 for faster a...
Postage & Packaging: £4.93 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
The Freecom Hard Drive XS - world's smallest 35" external hard drive - is the ideal hard ... more
drive for cost-conscious users who do not want to compromise on quality and performanceStore your videos, photos, music, documents and other data on this extremely...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
The Freecom Hard Drive XS - world's smallest 35" external hard drive - is the ideal hard ... more
drive for cost-conscious users who do not want to compromise on quality and performanceStore your videos, photos, music, documents and other data on this extremely...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
Advantages: Simple Setup, great value for money Disadvantages: Win 2000/XP/Vista only - not for Win 98/ME
I have previously purchased a Freecom 500 GB external drivedrive and have been very happy with it's performance and reliability. So when the drive started to become 80% full it was time to look for some additional storage. I saw the new Freecom1TBdrive on Amazon and given my previous good experiences purchased one straight away. It arrived this morning (Tuesday) having ordered in the previous Friday, and all of this post free.
For anyone that hasn't bought a Freecom external harddrive before, you get a very stylish drive unit, power adapter, leads and installation disk. Installing (in my case) took less than 5 minutes, most of the time was spent unpacking the pieces.
Simply attached the usb lead, power pack and switched on. Instantly recognised by the Windows XP operating system as the next drive letter.
The unit is virtually ...
Advantages: Value for money, massive storage, great design, decent speeds! Disadvantages: Bright flasing blue/red/purple light on the front.
My laptop is fairly old but has served me very well (it's a Toshiba incidentaly) , it has about 27GB of storage space which nowdays isn't enough for all my work as well as movies and music.
I decided to look at some external harddrives so I could store everything that I wanted and more. This particular model appealed to me, not just because it was the cheapest, but because it had very good specs (1TB of storage to say the least) and was a Toshiba. A very good brand that I trust.
So I forked out the cash and had it delivered to my door. Opening the box, I saw that it was slightly longer but overall smaller than it had apeared online. This was fine as I am not bothered about space.
It comes supplied with everything you need to get it running and took me about 2 mins to read the quick start guide and get it going. I then decided to ...
Advantages: Capacity, looks, decent manual, cheap Disadvantages: A bit slow, a lot to lose in one go
With people starting to amass more and more data on their PCs, the old methods of backup such as tape or CD & DVD are becoming woefully inadequate. As a result, by far the most cost efficient method for either storing data or backing it up is the external harddrive.
That said, 1TB or 1 Terrabyte is a crazy amount of space and the sort of storage that would have kept a multinational company ticking over nicely ten years ago.
The LaCie (pronounced Lassie, like the dog) 1TB unit is a reasonably basic device that only has a USB2 (although USB1 is supported) interface and comes with a suitable lead, external power supply and software CD. It can work with both PCs and Macs although by default it's formatted for PC use so Mac users will need to reformat it first but that's no hardship really.
On first opening the box, it looks really ...
Product Information for "Freecom Hard Drive XS 1 TB" »
General
MPN
31973, 32232
Device Type
Hard drive - external
Width
18.2 cm
Depth
11.4 cm
Height
3.1 cm
Weight
0.86 kg
Enclosure Colour
Black
Hard drive
Form Factor
3.5"
Capacity
1 TB, 1.5 TB
Interface Type
USB 2.0
Features
Vibration dampening
Performance
Interface Transfer Rate
480 Mbps
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
1 x Hi-Speed USB
Software / system requirements
OS Required
Apple MacOS, Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
1 x USB cable - external
Power
Power Source
Included AC adapter
Power Device
Power adapter
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
10 °C
Max Operating Temperature
35 °C
Manufacturer's product description
The Freecom Hard Drive XS - world's smallest 3.5" external hard drive - is the ideal hard drive for cost-conscious users who do not want to compromise on quality and performance. Store your videos, photos, music, documents and other data on this extremely quiet hard drive and have your data always ready at hand. Thanks to its compact measurements the drive does not take up much space on your desk. The rubber enclosure provides the drive with optimal grip and reduces vibration.
