Iogear 2.5IN USB 2.0 HD ION-DRIVE 40GB ( GHD225U40 )

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Summary: IOGEAR 40GB? USB POWERED?
Review: I bought this item because I needed a portable, easy to connect and use, external hard drive. When I opened the box and installed the hard drive, I realized two things

1.- The unit was not 40GB but 37GB actual space.
2.- The unit needs two USB ports to actually work, one to be able to transfer info and another usb port to power the unit. In the picture they show only one cable and even in the documentation they never say you need two cables, they only show one. Not even the package content says there is another cable needed to power the hard drive.

It is really sad the manufacturer gives misleading pictures and package info to the customers.

Besides these 2 issues, the unit works fine.


Rating:
Summary: Avoid this product if you care about your data!
Review: I bought this portable hard-drive to back-up my important files. Three months later the USB connection broke and now I can't access my files. COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY!!!!

I guess I need a back-up for my back-up. This is a piece of junk. I cannot describe how disappointed I am at this product. I will never, ever, buy an IOGEAR product again.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent drive for general file transport
Review: I've been using several of these for over a year. These drives are offered in several sizes as well as just the housing to build your own. The housing is far more heavy duty than 99% of the portable and/or build your own units available. You could probably stand on it. The other reviewers here are dead wrong. You'd have to be a idiot to break the USB port. Also as anyone knows a 40g drive is 37gigaBYTES because there are 1024 bytes in a kilobyte, not 1000. Only the single USB connection is required for the drive. This must be a port on the computer or card, a USB hub does not supply the necessary amperage to run a drive. It is larger and heavier than some units, but worth it for a stylish, robust unit to toss in a briefcase.