| p>Toshiba's 500 GB Portable Hard drive is excellent | | | | extremely fast. |
| for data storage. This simply named external storage | | | | EXTRAS: NTI's shadow software is pre-installed in |
| device is perfect for users who don't need high end | | | | this external drive. This is extremely useful and easy |
| features and lightning fast speed and just need data | | | | to use software that has the option of saving up to |
| backup. It can be connected to the computer very | | | | 9 versions of a document. This feature comes in |
| easily by using an USB wire. It is very easy to use | | | | handy if the user suddenly needs to view early |
| and user-friendly. | | | | drafts of one of his documents. Also, Auto backup |
| DESIGN: It measures only 5 x 3.2 x 0.7 cms and | | | | can be organized for particular time slots and |
| weighs only 6 ounces. The design is sleek and classy; | | | | particular days. But, this product doesn't come with |
| the blue stripes look great on the black surface. This | | | | any encryption software to hide sensitive data and |
| external hard drive makes quite a fashion statement. | | | | online data storage facility isn't provided as well. |
| Also, being lightweight and small, it can fit into the | | | | PRICE AND WARRANTY: The price is approximately |
| user's shirt, jeans or jacket pockets easily and can be | | | | US $149 and this product comes with a limited |
| carried around without much trouble. But the drive | | | | warranty of 3 years. |
| has a plastic body, which gives a cheap feel. Also, the | | | | This product is good for casual users but isn't that |
| drive surface flexes under pressure, which suggests | | | | great for official purposes or storage of sensitive |
| that it isn't hardy enough for a device that is | | | | data. Also, it is a bit over priced for its limited |
| supposed to store all of the user's important data. | | | | features and low data writing speed; more efficient |
| The device has rubber bumpers on the bottom | | | | hard drives of other brands are available at about the |
| though, which make it shock resistant. | | | | same price. The data reading speed is superb though. |
| PERFORMANCE: The data writing speed is about 15.8 | | | | Overall, this is a pretty good external hard drive that |
| MBps. This is less than the usual average writing | | | | serves its basic purpose of data storage well, but |
| speed of other external drives, which is about 17.6 | | | | doesn't provide any other great features. |
| MBps. But, at about 26.2 MBps, the reading speed is | | | | |