This was bought to replace my old freecom 40gb drive. Once when using it on a desktops front usb port, i knocked it with my knee and it snapped the connector.
Due to this I thought I would go for a toughdrive and I have not been dissapointed. I use it weekly and keep it loose in my laptop ... Read review
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...bought to replace my old freecom 40gb drive. Once when using it on a desktops front usb port, i knocked it with my knee and it snapped the connector.
Due to this I thought I would go for a toughdrive and I have not been dissapointed. I use it weekly and keep it loose in my laptop bag with no real concern for its safety. No chance of the connector breaking here as its a sealed floppy rubbery affair! also there is a magnet on the clip ... ...
I have used it on several pc's, laptops and servers without any issue. I often use it for my work on a server that will only have one or two USB ports and neither are in a good postion so I have to leave the drive hanging from the USB port and still no issues.
This was bought to replace my old freecom 40gb drive. Once when using it on a desktops front usb port, i knocked it with my knee and it snapped the connector.
Due to this I thought I would go for a toughdrive and I have not been dissapointed. I use it weekly and keep it loose in my laptop bag with no real concern for its safety. No chance of the connector breaking here as its a sealed floppy rubbery affair! also there is a magnet on the clip so it wont become loose wherever you keep it.
I have used it on several pc's, laptops and servers without any issue. I often use it for my work on a server that will only have one or two USB ports and neither are in a good postion so I have to leave the drive hanging from the USB port and still no issues.
Advantages: seemed sturdy and well-liked Disadvantages: actually stopped working within a month of purchase date
...One marketed feature of the Freecom Toughdrive is that it derives its power from the USB port, and hence doesn't require any extra plugs. As a consequence, they are not sold with the necessary component to operate properly with low-powered notebooks. By this point, my Mac iBook wouldn't even detect that it was plugged in to the USB port. I got my power adapter, (which I had to buy from another company because I live outside the UK), and it STILL ...
efredric 31.05.2008
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I have been very impressed with this drive - it feels sturdy, it has a built in usb cable (so you can't forget it) and the rubber coating feels like it would protect the drive if it was dropped (I haven't tested this aspect - however carrying it around in my bag for a year it has suffered bumps).
Contrary to the other reviewer I have used this drive on both a Vaio and a MacBook Air and it has worked flawlessly ...
macta 23.09.2008
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Performance
Interface Transfer Rate
480 Mbps
Seek Time
12 ms (average)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
2 ms
Average Latency
7.14 ms
Spindle Speed
5400 rpm
Reliability
MTBF
50,000 hour(s)
Manufacturer's product description
Shock protected 2.5" hard drive from Freecom with 160GB. Built-in USB 2.0 cable. Internal anti-shock mechanism makes this product be able to withstand falling from 2 meters.
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