SimpleTech by Hitachi SimpleDrive 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive SP-U35/500 (designed by Pininfarina)
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Customer Review: great deal
Summary: 5 Stars
I needed to get an external HD since I was running out of space on my current laptop. The deal was pretty good. Although, I could have gotten a TB but I didn't think I needed that much space. Maybe later on I will pick up a TB when they are more on sale. No issues with this. Very simple out of the box and plug it in then transfer your files. Exactly what I was looking for. Some people complain about it taking a power supply, but seriously it doesn't take that much effort to find a power outlet for it. Very pleased with this product.Customer Review: I lost it All
Summary: 1 Stars
It stopped working after 4 months. first, it wouldn't let me modify anything inside it, not erase, not copy, not save anything inside the drive. Then, it would not let me access it at all!!!! a warning window kept popping up telling me "need to format in order to use drive" GREAT.
lost LOTS of pictures and documents. thank you simpletech! your returning policy is AWFUL, AND, like many others said, this external drive gets super hot! do yourself a favor and spend a little more but get something better. grrr!!
Customer Review: A great external, for cheap!
Summary: 5 Stars
Being a tech guy, I'm usually wary of products without great brand names attached, but the price of this 500 GB external was too good to pass up, so I took the plunge. I am very happy I did. This is a great drive that runs quietly and doesn't get very warm at all. The flashing blue lights on the top add to the coolness, and it was only a plus that it matched with the LEDs in my computer. Remember that this drive uses a separate power supply so you will need an extra socket to be able to use it.Customer Review: Great Drive - poor software
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this a week ago and finally got around to setting it up to back up an old PC of mine. I tried using the software that was included to back up the drive, but found that when I went to actually run it, it just didn't work. It seemed like it had some neat features, but it gave me lot's of error messages. I went o my old stand-by Back2Zip to use as the software backup and it worked beautifully!
The drive is a little bigger than I thought it would be, but it works great - now.
Customer Review: Good Performance, Great Price - Recommended
Summary: 4 Stars
The "SimpleTech 500 GB USB 2.0 External HD" has performed well for me over the past 6 months or so, with no issues or problems at all. Overall, I am very pleased with it and can make the following observations:
* Fairly small, good looking case
* Very quite
* Fairly inexpensive
* Has power switch
* Is fairly fast
We bought this drive to replace a defective WD MyBook (not recommended).
Recommended!