The toughest drive there is, now available in FireWire & USB version! In today's world mobility has become a key factor. People who are on the road carry their whole office with... more
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perfect solution for adding storage space to your computer. The ToughDrive Pro is quickly installed when you connect it to the USB 2.0 or FireWire port, and you don...
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!
The toughest drive there is, now available in FireWire & USB version! In today'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 your external 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 introduces the ToughDrive. 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.
Power
Power Source: FireWire bus, optional AC adapter, USB bus
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, NTI Shadow
OS Required: Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
System Requirements Details:
Windows 2000/XP - Pentium III - 900 MHz - RAM 256 MB
Windows Vista - Pentium III - 900 MHz - RAM 512 MB
MacOS X 10.3 - PowerPC G3 - RAM 256 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: Extremely durable, vast capacity, simple to use, reasonable price Disadvantages: Not always plug & pay ; needs software installation on a few PC's
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A product I like very much, use regularly and have had no problems with whatsoever is the FreecomToughDrivePro Hard drive 120 GB. This was given to me as a present by the man in my life (who in truth could be described as an IT geek) I have had several memory sticks in the past as I frequently carry projects to and from home, work, meetings and conferences and they have become a real part of my life and one that I couldn’t manage without ( sad but true)
I’ve had problems in the past from loosing memory sticks ( not too bad if I can find them again !) because they are small or because the fiddly little clips break away (I used to keep them clipped to my car keys for safety (ha), and I...
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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 Drive hard drive - 160GB - Hi-Speed USB
Type: Hard drive - 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 hard drive, then its really worth considering this....
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somewhat helpful 10.06.2007
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