SimpleTech by Hitachi SimpleDrive 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive SP-U35/500 (designed by Pininfarina)
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Customer Review: Works well
Summary: 5 Stars
Does what it's supposed to do. Quiet. Fast. Just one thing (pet peeve of mine, that's all) - the front doesn't have a light on it (lights are on top). I have my drive on top of my hutch, so I only see the front of it; with a quick glace I can't tell if it's powered on or not (again, it runs quiet). Other than that minor detail, it's great. I use this drive as extra storage. I have not tried doing a full backup or computer to computer file transfer, although I am sure it would work nicely for those applications. I recommend this unit based on the price I paid ($100.00). Shop by price when it comes to external drives. Happy computing!Customer Review: Beware fine print, gotacha!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Item came without power AC adapter, haven't been able to use. Wrote seller asking for adapter. Seller wrote back that I should have read fine print, that it did not have an adapter. Seller also suggested I go to electronics store and buy AC adapter for a few bucks. I have not been able to find an adapter to fit and they do not cost a few bucks but $20 to $70. Tried to contact SimpleTech, they do not answer E-mails or telephone. My suggestion is to do what I have always done and buy from a reputable dealer and to buy complete in original box with stated return policy and guarantee. My first purchase on Amazon.com and my last.Customer Review: Good Value
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased 2 of these hard drives, a U35/500 and a UF35/500 (which has the Firewire connection), since they seemed to be good value for money. I have only had them a few months, but so far no problems. They installed easily on my computers (Windows XP) and the included software seems pretty straightforward. Initially, I thought there was a problem with the UF35/500 model, because when I switched it on nothing happened and there was no red light from the on/off switch. However, after about 10 seconds, the light came on and the drive spun into life. There is always a similar delay when I switch that machine on.Customer Review: huge on hard drive and small on price.
Summary: 5 Stars
The reason that I bought this was so that I could add to my video collection and with this I am now able to make a huge collection and not have my computer and small external hard drive bogged down with all of my movies. For the purpose of storeing mass quantities of data this is a great buy since it is so cheep. I would say that if you don't have much data to store and need it to be trully mobile I would go with a smaller modle but for 500GB this is as small as they get at least for this generation of technology so I feel it is a great buy and I would recomend this to people who need this kind of thing.Customer Review: Don't drop while in use
Summary: 1 Stars
The drive is actually good but the shock resistance is really bad. The drive fell of a corner table while in use (~1.5 ft) onto a carpeted floor and then stopped working...after doing some online research I see this is a common failure with this drive.
I have other USB drives that have fallen while in use and still work but this one just stopped working - gives a clicking sound and is not recognized by the computer.
If you want a back up drive that is mainly used only for backup, then I would recommend this drive, else find a better alternative with good shock resistance.