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Summary: Not a bad product
Review: I purchased the 120GB version a couple of months ago and have been happy with it. It seems to be everything it says it is. The only downside to it is their software. Even the tech support guy told me about how slow it was. After talking with him I then tried Microsoft Backup which comes with XP. It would take around 10-12 hours for the simpledrive software to back up my entire hard disk. It took Microsoft Backup under two hours to do this. I won't be using Simpletech's software anymore, although I am buying another drive.
Rating: 
Summary: Great drive that is simple to use and very fast...
Review: I received the drive a couple days ago. I am very impressed with the ease of use, quality of the construction, and its speed. Here is my full review of the product. Hope this helps =)Just feeling the drive makes one believe that it is durable. The outside of the drive is aluminum, very sturdy. Included with the drive is a power adapter, feet, instructions (although pretty simple, basically plug it in), a USB 2.0 cable, a software backup CD, and a driver CD. The feet can be mounted in all sorts of ways. They slide over the drive and latch into the divots. Mounting both ways are very secure and the drive will not fall over. Installation was a snap. Plug the USB cable in and you have a 120GB hard drive at your disposal. Windows 98 users will have to use the driver CD to install this drive. The drive does not turn on once power is applied. A power switch in the back must be flipped on. This gives the user control of whether the drive is in use or not. StorageSync is a useful backup utility that is included with the SimpleDrive. This utility makes backing up and syncing a remote drive with a computer easy. The backup menu is like many other backup programs. Select the drives or folders you wish to backup. Select full or incremental backup. Then backup the drive. The target media drive is the drive you choose to backup to. And the great thing about it is it is included with the drive. Listed on the retail box are the external hard drive's features. USB 2.0 and 1.1 compliant
One external "B" 4-pin USB (High Speed USB) receptacle
Serial bus data transfer rates of up to 480 Mb/sec
SimpleTech 7200 RPM HDD Technology
USB 2.0 Provides up to 480 Mb/sec Data Transfer Rate
Connect Up to 127 USB 2.0 Devices with USB Hubs
Plug n' Play, One-Step Installation
Stores All File Types, Data, and Software
Automatic Backups with StorageSync
Hot Swappable
Compact design: 5.51" (H) x 8.86" (L) x 1.35" (D)
Stands vertically or sits horizontally
Unlimited Toll Free Technical Support
1 Year Warranty
Rating:
Summary: Fast--and even better: quiet!
Review: I've tried a number of USB2 external drives and most share an annoying characteristic: they're too noisy to leave running all the time. (The noise is usually a high-pitched whine.)
I bought the Simpletech because it was advertised to be quiet. And I've found that to be absolutely correct. I leave it on all the time and don't notice it at all.
Writing to it and reading from it seem very fast.
I can't comment on the claim made by an earlier reviewer that the backup software provided with the drive is slow, because I haven't used it. But I have used both Acronis's TrueImage and Stomp's BackUpMyPC, and both have been satisfactory.
I'm very pleased with this drive.
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Summary: Sluggish software
Review: The hard drive is a one touch operation as advertised. The directions explain how to plug in the hardware--but you have to figure out that the software needs to be installed. I had the same problem as a previous reviewer. It takes 20 hours to backup about 25 gig of hard drive---which is absolutely unacceptable. The drive operates with a medium churning noise. I have XP, but my version does not have the Microsoft backup. When I inquired with Simple Tech, rep admitted the software could be sluggish and gave me a website with free software I could download, but he emphasized that Simple Tech does not support this software.
I gave the product a rating of 3 stars because it is only half a product without acceptable software!
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