| General | |
| Brand: | Freecom |
| Item Height : | 19 millimetres |
| Item Width: | 8 centimetres |
| Hard Drive | |
| Hard Drive Size: | 500 GB |
| Hard Drive Interface: | USB 2.0 |
Product Specifications
Technical Details
- Durable, soft silicon cover, ideal for mobile computing
- Internal anti-shock mechanism insulating the hard drive from shock
- Can withstand falling from 2 metres on a flat surface
- Intergrated USB cable, no extra connection cables needed!
- USB-bus powered, no power adapter needed*
- Winner of the RedDot`best of the best`design award 2007
- The easiest way to add extra storage capacity to your computer
- High quality, slim line design, only 140 x80 x19mm
- Fanless design thus no noise
- USB 2.0
- All the Freecom devices meet the highest industry standards
- 2 years manufacturers warranty and unlimited helpdesk support
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Product Description
Product Description
Designed for:
Data storage;use all your data, like business information, digital photos, videos, MP3s and withstand bouncing around in handbags, cars etc.
File sharing;share all your important data between computers and networks
Backup;protect all your data against calamity, human errors and viruses
Archiving;archive all your data and lock up drive for extra data security
Installations;copy all your software on multiple PCs
Product Description
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The drive has an amazing capacity for a portable drive, and looks attractive, with a plastic skin soft to the touch and which would not slip easily out of the hand. The backup software is the easiest to use I have come across. The USB connection stows away in the case and is long enough to connect to a desktop with a short extension or to a USB bus if fitted. A good product that does what the advertisment says, although I have to say I haven't put it to the ultimate test by dropping it on the floor, and don't intend to.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Great for business travellers - I have two of these permanently in my case. The first to store my docs, the second to act as the time machine drive for my MacBook. They are rugged, compact, USB powered, and require no additional cabling - good to go!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Puchased to allow me to keep a backup of my music, photo and document files in the office for security/disater recovery.
Feels rugged/solid in the hand whilst being a convenient size to slip into a case/drawer. Built in USB connector is a nice feature but feels a like it may not withstand too many removals/replacements - the cable isn't overly generous, but the provided USB male/female extension lead is a thoughtful addition.
Drive is quiet in operation, doesn't get too warm (even after 5 hours continous use) and set up is straightforward.
Some reviewers have not liked the password protection feature which self activates when connecting the drive - I found it a reassuring feature and not particualry troublesome to set up - it can be disabled if that is your preference.
Installed on the drive (i wasn't aware when I purchased) are two peices of software to help you rip content and schedule/configure backups - a real bonus for me as I had intended purchasing some backup software separately! Also included for PC is a data transfer accelerator piece of software.
Once you've worked out how to access the software guide (it's in one of the folders on the drive) the software itself is straightforward to use (as long as you know where your computer has saved the files you wish to back up!) and appears to do what it says.
Data transfer was faster than I expected, and better than my firewire connected Lacie hard drives.
All in all, not the cheapest hard drive (simialr capacity/performance available for £20 or so less), but for me the reassurance of the protective case, physical size, transfer speed and no requirement for a separate power supply makes this a great purchase.
Feels rugged/solid in the hand whilst being a convenient size to slip into a case/drawer. Built in USB connector is a nice feature but feels a like it may not withstand too many removals/replacements - the cable isn't overly generous, but the provided USB male/female extension lead is a thoughtful addition.
Drive is quiet in operation, doesn't get too warm (even after 5 hours continous use) and set up is straightforward.
Some reviewers have not liked the password protection feature which self activates when connecting the drive - I found it a reassuring feature and not particualry troublesome to set up - it can be disabled if that is your preference.
Installed on the drive (i wasn't aware when I purchased) are two peices of software to help you rip content and schedule/configure backups - a real bonus for me as I had intended purchasing some backup software separately! Also included for PC is a data transfer accelerator piece of software.
Once you've worked out how to access the software guide (it's in one of the folders on the drive) the software itself is straightforward to use (as long as you know where your computer has saved the files you wish to back up!) and appears to do what it says.
Data transfer was faster than I expected, and better than my firewire connected Lacie hard drives.
All in all, not the cheapest hard drive (simialr capacity/performance available for £20 or so less), but for me the reassurance of the protective case, physical size, transfer speed and no requirement for a separate power supply makes this a great purchase.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nice drive
Arrived on time and worked first time with a mac. Hopefully it will be as robust long-term as my other Freecom tough drives have been. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Nowhereman
Great buy
The freecom toughdrives are a great purchase. They are fast and sturdy so if you are travelling about they are great to put in your back. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mona
Excellent - compact and sleek
Love this product so much I now have two. Very easy to use and carry around. No need for a power cable as it draws power through the USB cable. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Belles&Whistles
AWESOME HARD DRIVE
I've had this hard drive for three years now and not once has it failed me. I've dropped it, unplugged it and replugged it in to different computers and it's not skipped a beat... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Zander
Avoid...
4 months after purchase started to get "Cannot read from source drive" errors. Tried it under Windows XP and 7. Got the same result. Read more
Published 8 months ago by G. boda
Good product / easy to use
This was bigger than I thought it would be but then it is 500gb! It was very easy to set up and use for the 1st time. Quite impressed.
Published 12 months ago by Janesmith57
Freecom Toughdrive 500GB
Compact, damage resistant and with a large capacity this "Toughdrive" is good value for someone who wants reliable back-up of important files in a portable format. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Robert Jones
Disappointed
Having used this successfully for exactly a year, this suddenly decided to stop working mid-data save. It had been carefully looked after, never dropped and never even left home. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Tina R
Good format but not reliable in my hand
Very nice format, handy to carry around and to use and been able to store a lots of information on a small device, I also purchase the extension connecting cable which should help... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Canuck_Abroad
Tough and Reliable
I use this product to back up key elements from my Mac hard drive. It works very well and is clearly well made. Read more
Published 20 months ago by RobW
Listmania!
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