Advantages: A decent capacity, pretty cheap, vertically mounted
Disadvantages: Not really all that portable, can be a bit noisy for a bedroom, it's grey!

...light), but sadly no. It is small enough that you can hide it away - especially with it being vertically stood - but if you're really fasitdious about these things then it's grey or nothing. If you're short on plug sockets then you're out of luck. It does require the power adapter (don't even try to use it without one). It's also a noisy little beast. If you're going to have it on your bedside cabinet as I needed to have it one night to do some work when the network fell over you will hear it. It makes a humming noise which can be exacerbated by it being placed on a wooden work surface. Compared to a PC you don't hear it, but if you've got it on when you're trying to go to sleep you may find it annoying. Another thing that detracts from it is the lack of an on/off switch. I have another removable HD (by Freecom) and on the back... Read review

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Advantages: great for storing all the kids junk in
Disadvantages: it has none i can think of

...My seven year old daughters room was always really untidy as she had no where for all her pens and paper so it all ended up scattered all over her bedroom floor. I decided it was time to get her some storage boxes to keep all her junk in and i headed down to argos to see what i could find. As soon as i walked in the shop i noticed a storage unit and straight away decided it was perfect for my daughters room as it matched the colour of her room. When i got home with the storage unit my daughter came running to me and said mummy how did you know that i wanted this.She gave me a big kiss and went off to play while i unpacked it. THE CRAYOLA STORAGE SYSTEM *************************************** This storage system is perfect for those messy little girls as it contains five bright pink plastic drawers that are all made from quite... Read review

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Advantages: Simple, Easy to Use, Great value for money
Disadvantages: None

...The Personal Storage line of external hard drives comes from Maxtor, who were acquired by Seagate last year. As a subsidiary of Seagate, Maxtor is currently the world's third-largest manufacturer of hard disks. What does this mean to the consumer? It means that you're getting a high-quality product supported by a top world leader in computer storage. The Maxtor Basics Personal Storage 3200 is a perfect example of why the Maxtor product line is so popular. Storage with the Maxtor is as simple as it can get - you will be copying files and folders to this drive within minutes of getting it out of the box. The hard drive came pre-formatted in the NTFS file system (which is more secure, efficient and generally higher performing than its predecessor, FAT) which means you can get going straight away. Not all hard drives come preformatted... Read review

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Advantages: Storage problems solved easily
Disadvantages: None!

...JML VacPac Vacuum Seal Storage Bags Why I bought them... A large quantity of bedding, clothes and other odds and ends that needed to be transported over two hundred miles from home to my narrowboat in readiness for my next cruise was causing me a real problem. Since retiring to enjoy my boat and freedom, my income has dwindled to nil and downsizing is the name of the game. My car has downsized too, now a little Ford KA, great for shopping but pretty useless for anything involving luggage or bulk. I needed a cheap way of cramming as much into the car as humanly possible, hiring a vehicle was out of the question so I came up with the idea of Vacuum Storage Bags as a method of transporting my gear. What they do.... The idea is that you pack your items for storage in the plastic bag and then seal it with the aid of a little... Read review

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Advantages: Storage stable frame
Disadvantages: No Breaks on wheels

...This is a great storage unit for any classroom lab or office if you have many laptops, the cart is made out of a strong steal, and is built on four trolly wheels witch are good if you want to store your cart 'out of the way' the strong top of the cart is stable for computers, laptops, projects ,ect. so your cart could be used as a desk or table. the storage is superb as you can store upto 16 laptops, and have the option to charge them too. alround the cart is realiable as i house my computer on mine, and is still as strong as when i got it. its also easy to move, and easy to charge your laptop(s) from it. The only thing i would improve is the wheels, although the make moving the cart easier, that some times the problem in my situation as i have my computer on it, and over time as i continue to use it, the trolly keeps moving... Read review

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Advantages: Could hold up to 300 GB of storage
Disadvantages: The only one is standing it somewhere, not maxtors fault

...I bought this storage device as a backup for my computer files, as I work from home my computer is used by the rest of the family for personal and internet usage. So I was worried that my work which pays some of the wages towards the house could get corrupted by mutiple users of the same machine. I found that I needed to keep my work files backed up, but quickly, simply and efficiently. I have an 250 GB hard drive so in theory I can back up the whole of the drive onto my maxtors' drive it has a 300 GB capacity. The rest of the Technical information which is only on the packaging as it does not have an instruction booklet it is that simple to use is as follows:. The Maxtor has 16 MB Cache/7200 RPM It can also store 230,000 JPEG photos or 21 hrs of DV video or 5000 hrs of MP3 music obviously with the Maxtor can take... Read review

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