Origin Storage Hard drive 160 GB

Advantages: Easy hook-up, Good Transfer Speed, Quiet
Disadvantages: Fragile, Slightly Bulky

...The Seagate external hard drive is great for a person who is hungry for gigabytes of storage space. A person who stores their easily lost CDs, DVDs, and copies of there beloved games on a not so easily lost hard drive will appreciate the large 160 GB storage space. It is easy to hook up requiring only that you plug in the power and USB connection. It is also very quiet and never goes above a slightly warm temperature. Its connection speed is fast especially with smaller amounts of data, however it can get bogged down if you are transfering a large amounts of data (think 10s of GBs.) After buying my second one however, I ran into a problem. The drive started making a high pitched scratchy sound when it was in use after being knocked over (and a half foot fall). I however did not lose any data and after transfering everything off... Read review

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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 - 160 GB - 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: 160 GB 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.... Read review

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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 160 GB 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)... Read review

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