Advantages: Fast, high capacity storage. Well built, looks good. 2 year warranty, No fan. Disadvantages: No fan.
...Freecom before as they've always looked a bit cheap and nasty so this would be an interesting experience. The box did feel reassuringly heavy though, a good start.
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# What's in the Box?
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Apart from the drive, the box contained a small light external PSU, a USB lead and a CD with some backup software.
The case is made of extremly solid and heavy aluminium with a silver plastic front piece with a sexy blue '400GB' light (yes, you can have sexy lights. Really.) at the front just to prove how big it was. The finish is excellent and I have to say, if this is anything to go by, I'm converted to Freecom. Unlike the picture here, my unit has the aluminium finished in matt black which looks really nice on top of my black PC. It's also surprisingly compact - not that much bigger than a harddrive at 20x11.5x4 cms...
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Advantages: Tough, fast and inexpensive! Disadvantages: None to date.
...as opposed to the transfer speeds he gets with his Maxtor 200gbdrive.
SOME USEFUL SPECS
Dimensions (WxDxH) 7.4 cm x 12.6 cm x 1.2 cm
Weight 165 g
Interface Type Hi-Speed USB
Data Transfer Rate 480 Mbps
Spindle Speed 5400 rpm
Buffer Size 8 MB
OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.1.5 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Cables Included 1 x USB power splitter cable
So would I recommend this harddrive? Well yes of course I would whats not to like? It has very good looks, its easy to install, it performs well, it has a very fast transfer rate, it's strong and durable and it is not too expensive. If you are looking for either a portable or just an external harddrive then take a look at this one!
I have never had to contact the manufacturer so it is difficult to give you any idea of whether or not the support...
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Advantages: Lots of space for all your gaming needs. Disadvantages: Price, Dust, Missing GB
...My personal experience with the Xbox 360 harddrive has been fairly positive. The ability to store music, films, videos and of course games saves is one that no Xbox gamer should be without. 120 GB of memory is more than enough for the average gamer. The harddrive is well designed to blend with the console perfectly. It is small and easy to store.
However the price is pretty heavy compared to the cheaper 20GB versions. A problem with the memory is the fact that the harddrive does not actually have 120GB, obviously it wouldn't be exactly due to the need for the running files but several GB are actually missing. Regular cleaning is advised as dust tends to collect on the harddrive but a sharp blow into the docking port is sufficient to clear this.
All in all this product is an incredibly useful addition to any Xbox 360 gamers...
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Toshiba are a very good electronics company in general and have a great
reputation in the computer industry so it was with a certain amount of expectation that i tried out toshiba's offerings on the hard drive market and i certainly am not... more