Advantages: inexpensive, easy to use and very portable Disadvantages: less storage space available than advertised in the specs
I bought one of these drives yesterday at Tesco - £39.97 - what a bargain, in the big electrical stores its well over 50 quid...
However, when I plugged it in and tried it out I discovered that it reads as a 149GB drive. Thinking that meant it was faulty, I returned it to the store and made an exchange (that was painless, so kudos to Tesco!).
The thing is, the new one reads as the exact same 149GB! So whats that all about? I'd be interested in the experience of others or any explanations offered. Is it from a duff batch or are there technicals reasons for it reporting less than 160Gb when connected...
With regard to the rest of the other guy's review, I agree completely - it is dead easy to use, small and lightwieght. Quite cute actually - if electronics can be cute!
Hell, at that price 149GB increases my storage so much ...
Advantages: Light, cheap and VERY simple to use Disadvantages: not found those yet
I bought this one week at Tesco for under £40 so thought 160Gb forvthat price couldn't be bad. we just wanted to back up our photos and music and free a bit of space on our computer.
I am not a computer wizz and things have to be reasonably simple. This is SO SIMPLE. Very basic small box-like drive which is also very light so easy to transport around if you want to. it comes with one lead with two USB ports at one end to go into the computer and the other has the point that connects to the hard drive.
You connect all the points to the correct places and then it boots itself in and installs without any further ado. No expertise required at all. Any idiot could do it.
After that just copy files over or open documents and save to the hard drive which comes up like any other memory stick when you click where you want to "save as ...
Advantages: Maximizes the amount of data vs the cost of the product Disadvantages: heat issues, cord connectivity, and small installation problems.
Some people call me ignorant for using Maxtor, but I honestly only order Maxtor for my hard drives. Now the only downside to the Maxtor 500 GB is that it is an external drive that, if not careful, can overheat and cause connectivity problems, transfer speed issues, or just annoyance from when the usb gets knocked out. That being said, if you can get past the downside of have an external I would recommend this product to anyone not using a Mac. The only reason I do not recommend this to Mac owners is because Mac is the only type of computer that I myself will not touch. I have filled this thing up to about half it potential and when I do manage to full it up, I will write agian to let you know the outcome. ...
Product Information for "Maxtor Basics Portable 250 GB" »
Performance
Interface Transfer Rate
480 Mbps
Spindle Speed
5400 rpm
Storage controller
Type
Serial ATA - integrated - Hi-Speed USB
Manufacturer's product description
Your work, your photos, your songs, your digital video, your memories. Take them all with you in Maxtor's portable shock-protected hard drive. Ideal for home and office, it's easy to use. Just connect the USB cable into your PC or Mac and it immediately appears as another drive on your computer. Storage made simple, it can hold up to 25,600 digital photos (JPEG normal), or 1330 hours of digital music (MP3), or 80 hours of digital video. Maxtor has been providing proven, reliable storage solutions for over 20 years. The industrial design of this generation of external hard drives includes shock protection, EMI protection and the SATA hard drive technology. Maxtor continues to stand behind quality.
