3 year Warranty Securely erase all data on the hdd by accessing its internal secure erase ... more
command. This functionality is recognized by the US GovernmentÊs National Institute of Standards and Technologies as equivalent to magnetically wiping a drive or ...
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3 year Warranty Securely erase all data on the hdd by accessing its internal secure erase ... more
command. This functionality is recognized by the US GovernmentÊs National Institute of Standards and Technologies as equivalent to magnetically wiping a drive or ...
Postage & Packaging: £4.00 Availability: Usually dispatched within 6-10 business days...
Advantages: Easy installation, looks good, ease of use Disadvantages: None found
I've bought two of these drives now and am very impressed. On opening the box you'll find the following: The drive itself, power supply, USB cable and an instruction leaflet.
The drive feels solid and well built, although the aluminium case does have some sharp edges near the front where it joins the plastic bezel.
The drive comes formatted to FAT32, but this is easily changed to NTFS.
Being a curious sort, I took one apart to find out the manufacturer of the actual drive inside and was happy to find a Seagate Barracuda, not the bottom of the range drive I was expecting!
Installation under Windows XP/Vista is a doddle, just plug in the power cable, plug in the USB cable, switch it on and it's automatically detected and ready to go.
In use, both drives have proved very reliable, and although transfer speeds over USB ...
Advantages: Small smart looking and light, easy to use Disadvantages: none that I have found
USB connectors into my computer and the computer found the new hard ware installed it and then I was able to transfer files by just sliding them across or ?sending? them to the externalharddrive.
THE SPECIFICATIONS:
Taken from the product listing
The harddrive used in this product is;
? 160GB2.5" Laptop HardDrive in SATA interface
? 9mm thick
? 5400RPM
? 8MBBuffering
? Average Seek time: 12ms
RETAIL BOX CONTAINS:
It comes in a small cardboard box, which contains;
160GB2.5" ExternalHardDrive with silver case ,USB Cable with slipped USB ports, Protective ?Leather ?Pouch , CD Driver ( which I have not needed to use in any of our computers), User Manual (Digital Version stored in CD Driver)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
It obviously requires a built in USB connection (which also supports USB2.0 feature for maximum output) It ...
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 ...
Hypertec's Firestorm USB powered external hard drives are high performing units with stylish aluminum outer casings that are lightweight yet strong. Simply plug a unit in and enjoy the luxury of high speed data storage for music, video, documents, spreadsheets and any other data! Firestorm external hard drives are supplied with EMC's award winning Retrospect Express backup and disaster recovery software, providing proven data protection capabilities in an easy-to-use software package. Designed for safety and security, Retrospect Express protects your desktop or notebook against loss due to viruses, user error, damaged hardware, hackers, or even lost or stolen computers. Retrospect's patented Progressive Backup saves time by backing up only new or edited files after the first full backup, whilst automated grooming of older backup data ensures that backups fit within the allotted disk space. Retrospect Express performs accurate restores without bringing back unwanted files and folders that were previously deleted, renamed, or moved, avoiding confusion and potential costly mistakes. Not only does Retrospect Express provide fast backups, but it is also easy for all to use and offers protection in the form of data encryption. In addition to EMC's Retrospect Express, Firestorm units are supplied with HDDErase disk sanitization software, and Truecrypt 256bit AES encryption software to ensure your data is not only safe, but 100% secure. Hypertec Firestorm drives are also available in 2.5" and 3.5" (single or dual) form factors, from 80GB up to 2TB, with a choice of USB2.0 or eSATA connectivity.
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