Acomdata External 80 GB USB 2.0 & FireWire Hard Drive (PC/MAC)

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Summary: Good value for money.
Review: I had no trouble getting this external drive to work in Windows XP using both USB 2.0 and FireWire. Both cables are included. Not the fastest but fast enough. Cost after manufacturer's rebates was under $... Good value for money considering that the drive comes with both USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces.

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Summary: PC can't detect the product so I can't use it.
Review: I tried five times to make this product work on my XP Pro Dell laptop and, despite following Acomdata's directions explicitly each time, I could not get the PC to detect the product. The external hard drive sounded really quiet, but what good is it if my PC doesn't know it's there? Acomdata FAQ was no help in this situation, and the email support was no help either. This company seems to be operating support on a shoestring. I almost feel sorry for them, except tomorrow I have to drive back to the same store and wait in the long Xmas exchange line (so I feel more sorry for myself).

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Summary: Spen a little extra and get a good one
Review: Six months old and it's failing. It's only operated once a week for backup. I am very disappointed - still waiting on tech support for resolution (1 week - they promis 72 hours). I will not deal with them again!

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Summary: Beware the rebate!
Review: The drive is a competent but not speedy performer on the firewire side using a PC. Benchmark performance on Sandra was 15% - 20% off optimal. I have not used the USB interface. ACOMDATA failed to pay out its rebate offer despite three phone calls and a letter to corporate. I gave up at that point. They won't get by business again.