Plain and simple, this portable hard drive is an easy way to add storage to your PC or Macintosh notebook computer. Is it reliable... of course, it's from Western Digital.
Advantages: Relatively fast transfer rate, light, portable, reliable, looks good. Disadvantages: Can be unexpectedly slow at times, can cause problems when unexpectedly disconnected.
I am glad to see such a reliable brand name as Western Digital finally producing a USB Powered external hard drive - Thats right these drives require no power adapter they are powered directly through the USB cable (imagine them as very large USB memory sticks)
As always this drive has an extremely compact design - Weighing in at only a few ounces (exactly 0.34 Pounds), these tiny drives can fit easily into a pocket or laptop case. With a transfer ... ...are also quite quick on the uptake of data files.
All Western Digital drives are designed to protect data and for this reason all of their products are put through a rigorous battery of tests before they are ready for market. For this reason I have always entrusted my files and documents to a Western Digital drive of some description.
Downsides are the obvious - heavy use of this drive means that a laptop battery will be drained a lot quicker than ...
666Nemesis666 10.03.2008
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