Freecom ToughDrive is the ideal external storage solution for people on the move. Fitted with an internal anti-shock frame and a unique soft silicon cover, it can withstand bumps... more
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drive is a compact storage solution that owes its performance to its Soft Silicon casing, internal anti-shock mechanism and silent cooling technology. Â Its large int...
drive is a compact storage solution that owes its performance to its Soft Silicon casing, internal anti-shock mechanism and silent cooling technology. Â Its large int...
with an internal anti-shock frame and a unique soft silicon cover, it can withstand bumps and drops so your drive is still fully functional after it has dropped. T...
mobility has become a key factor. People who are on the road carry their whole office with them. Notebook, mobile phone, PDA, external hard drive... Imagine what can...
Durable, soft silicon cover Internal anti-shock mechanism Withstandfalling from 2 meters Integrated USB 2.0 cable Bus powered, no adapter needed High quality, slimline design Fanless design thus no noise 2 years warranty Incl. Acronis True Image Software For PC: Win98SE/Me/2000/XP For Mac: OS X or higher Intoday s world mobility has become a key factor. People who are on the road carry their whole office with them. Notebook, mobile phone, PDA, external hard drive... Imagine what can happen when you re late for a flight, running to the gate, and yourexternal hard drive accidentally falls from your notebook case or out of your jacket pocket onto the floor... it breaks. Hundreds of hours of work, gigabytes of spreadsheets, documents, photo s... all gone. Not anymore!
Freecom ToughDrive is the ideal external storage solution for people on the move. Fitted with an internal anti-shock frame and a unique soft silicon cover, it can withstand bumps and drops so your drive is still fully functional after it has dropped. The ToughDrive ensures you can still access your valuable files. A safe feeling. Provided by Freecom.
Miscellaneous
Cables Included: 1 x USB cable
Power
Power Source: Optional AC adapter, USB bus
Software / system requirements
Software Included: NTI Shadow
OS Required: Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
System Requirements Details: Windows 2000/XP - Pentium II - 233 MHz - RAM 64 MB
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 2 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years
Advantages: Additional capacity - worked out of the box Disadvantages: None
...I totally agree with first reviewer. Worked out of the box. I partitioned the 400 GB into two drives using Partition Magic 8 (which had previously baulked at a 160GB internal HDD) and am using one for storage of digital images (duplicates to CD/DVD backups). Mine, even after three hours use, did not get hot - rather a nice warm value. It works very quietly and I can fully recommend this make and model as exceptionally good and extremely good value for money. When I think back to the 40 MB disc I used for years (Drivespaced, too) I cannot but think what fantastic value for money this is. As a supplement to my internal 2 X 120 GB HDDs, it will provide an additional capacity for my growing storage of high quality digital images (I am now a retired PRO Photographer and teacher of, says he blushingly, high international reputation)...
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Advantages: Small, fast, reliable Disadvantages: Could have a large capacity
...speed usb port, but it works fine in any usb port.
Product Description: Freecom Mobile Driveharddrive - 160GB - Hi-Speed USB
Type: Harddrive - external
Form Factor: 2.5"
Dimensions (WxDxH): 8.3 cm x 13.2 cm x 1.8 cm
Weight: 300 g
Capacity: 160GB
Interface Type: Hi-Speed USB
Connector: 4 pin USB
Data Transfer Rate: 480 Mbps
Average Seek Time: 13 ms
Spindle Speed: 5400 rpm
Buffer Size: 8 MB
OS Required: Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Power Source: USB bus
Manufacturer Warranty: 2 years warranty
If you are considering getting an additional harddrive, then its really worth considering this....
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Advantages: Capacity, web server, ftp server, torrent client, 1Gb Lan Disadvantages: It can corrupt data
...In short: Freecom Network DrivePro 500Gb is good idea, bad software, terrible support.
I bought this unit couple weeks ago. Promises were high: NAS, web server, ftp server, even torrent client; software is basicaly mini-Linux distribution.
At begining, all looked fine; than I started to use it more heavily and disovered that: if your unit has firmware 4.2.7 and you use this unit with Windows clients, it can corrupt your data:
http://www.vesic.org/english/blog/hardware/freecom-network-driv e-pro-500-gb-a-sad-story/
Reported to support, called support, reported in forums, nothing happened.
After 10 days, w/o any feedback from support, I returned my unit. Be careful when using this unit with Windows clients or wait until newer firmware is published....
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somewhat helpful 10.12.2007
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