Acomdata Hi-Speed USB 2.0 750 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

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Features - Exclusive 16-Bit USB 2.0 controller - Near-silent operation - Plug and Play setup, Hot pluggable - MAC and PC ready - Free Tech support - forever Product Description AcomData 750G external hard drive is the perfect solution for those who want nothing more than pure, high-performance data storage. Conveniently store all of your tunes, your pics, your flicks--and all of your other digital files--in one compact, portable package.

Acomdata USB 2.0 2 TB External Hard Disk Drive PDHD2000USE-72

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	Price: $209.99
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Features - Acomdata PDHD2000USE 2TB Pure Drive USB 2.0 / eSATA high speed 7200 rpm double interface external hard disk drive - Hi-speed USB 2.0 eSata Near-silent operation vertical or horizontal placement and stackable - On-off switch Hot pluggable Security slot Mac & PC ready Plug and play - Three ( 3 ) year limited warranty and free tech support forever - Contents of box Acomdata 2TB Puredrive external hard drive Slide on stand USB cable Firewire cable 6-pin to 6-pin AC adapter Quickstart guide Product Description Acomdata PDHD2000USE 2TB Pure Drive USB 2.0 / eSATA high speed 7200 rpm double interface external hard disk drive

Acomdata USB 2.0 2 TB External Hard Disk Drive PDHD2000UFSE-72

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	Price: $224.99
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Features - Acomdata PDHD2000UFSE 2TB Pure Drive USB 2.0 / eSATA / Firewire 400 high speed 7200 rpm triple interface external hard disk drive - Hi-speed USB 2.0 eSata Firewire 400 (1394a or Firewire A) Near-silent operation vertical or horizontal placement and tackable - On-off switch Hot pluggable Security slot Mac & PC ready Plug and play - Three ( 3 ) year limited warranty and free tech support forever - Contents of box Acomdata 2TB Puredrive external hard drive Slide on stand USB cable Firewire cable 6-pin to 6-pin AC adapter Quickstart guide Product Description Acomdata PDHD2000UFSE 2TB Pure Drive USB 2.0 / eSATA / Firewire 400 high speed 7200 rpm triple interface external hard disk drive

Acomdata HD500UHE5-72 E5 HybridDrive 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

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	Price: $93.99
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Features - USB 2.0 external hard drive with 500 GB capacity for Mac and PC - 16-bit RISC processor for up to 22% faster data transfers; 7,200 RPM spin speed for fast read/write - Engineered to dissipate heat efficiently without fan; stacks horizontally or vertically - Includes stand, USB cable, AC adaptor and power cord, CD-ROM with USB driver, user's guide, and mail-in product registration card - 1-year limited warranty Product Description The AcomData E5 HybridDrive External Hard Drives combine high-performance data storage with the stark beauty and efficiency of aluminum alloy enclosures. They feature advanced 16-bit RISC processor which makes access and data transfers up to 22% faster than other USB 2.0 interfaces; hot-pluggable convenience, fanless near-silent operation, and the strong SHA-256 password encryption give you security as well as speed. With HybridDrive you can do more. Do it faster. And do it almost anywhere. Customer Reviews Works great Date: 2007-07-23 | Rating: 5 I bought mine some 6 months ago. Followed the instructions and works great with my computer (2005 Apple Powerbook G4, MacOS X 10.4). It handles my photo vault, iTunes library, video library and most of my documents. I'm a happy customer :-) Update: My unit died right after the warranty expired. I would expect at least three years of service from a hard drive, not just one. In any case, when it worked it did great, but the reliability is now in doubt. Not a happy customer anymore :-( No problems so far...small, quiet, and fast! Date: 2007-10-30 | Rating: 5 I own two of these drives (connected via Firewire to an iMac) and am about to buy a third. So far the only criticism I have is that the power light is overly bright...otherwise the drives are compact, quiet, and fast. I'm not sure if I've been able to beat the odds so far or if only the people who have received problematic drives have written reviews, but I've been impressed enough with the two I have to want another. (If things change I'll post an update.) It is what it is. Date: 2007-11-05 | Rating: 4 This is a basic external USB 2.0 drive for a decent price. The HybridDrive moniker simply means that while plugged in, the drive shows up as both a virtual CD-Rom drive and a standard hard disk. The Virtual CD-Rom drive autoplays when the drive is plugged in and is used for initial setup and later for both the password feature and for Nomad Desktop. The password system is well implemented and may be useful for some (it can be easily turned off too). Nomad Desktop allows one to run a few preinstalled applications (e.g., Open Office and a backup suite) directly from the drive. Overall, the drive works well on Windows XP and has adequate speed when used as a storage or backup drive. It does not appear to support any power management and the drive does not spin down. Regardless, it remains relatively quiet. It comes formatted as a large 465 Gibibyte FAT32 partition. Because of the limitations of FAT32 (max 4 GB file size, large cluster size, and limited number of total files supported), it would be advisable to reformat this to NTFS or similar modern file system. Some vista problems, no serious quality issues Date: 2008-01-11 | Rating: 4 This drive is quiet, fast and the added capacity is great. On my XP system, it works fine. The only issue I have with the included software is that it doesn;t work well with 'Large Fonts' installed in Display Properties. (the software on my U3 Sandisk Cruzer drive adapts perfectly to the font size) On my Vista machine, there are some problems with the drive mounting. The 'CD part' would mount, and when I clicked the utility to launch the 'HD Part', it kept refusing my password to login; but it WOULD allow me to change the password! Then it would refuse the newly-created password. Finally, I used the utility to simply enter my password and disable password protection altogether: for some crazy reason, that works. No help found on Acomdata's site. WRT quality, I have an older Acomdata drive and I notice this seems a little different. Case perhaps flimsier. One noticeable difference is a rather flimsy cheap-looking power supply with a thin cable & simple coax type connector. The older one had a thicker cable and large multi-pin cable and it felt solid. I don't know if that's because it may have had dual voltages, better grounding or what. Still, I have had no data failures or noise yet (have filled up about 150GB so far). Problem is: we live in a Walmart world. 'Cheap' sells. So don't expect perfect software, utilities, Vista compatibility etc...I think this drive is probably just as good as others I've seen and read reviews for lately...they probably are ALL getting cheaper in terms of quality and price. Sleek case, low price, decent hardware, but some overblown and fiddly software. Date: 2007-11-08 | Rating: 4 The fundamentals of the Acomdata 500gb are fine: the case is nice and sleek. No fan - so very quiet, but doesn't run overly hot. The face plate is stuck on with adhesive, and mine started to come off - so I bent it slightly and stuck it back in place and have no other cosmetic issues since. This drive only has a USB2 interface (no firewire or e-sata) but the price is incredibly low - almost as cheap as a bare drive. I could quibble that the power supply uses an odd 4 pin connector and is somewhat large and heavy - but that's minor. As for speed, I get close to the usb2 theoretical. There's no problem there. The more major quibble concerns the Nomad software suite. The "Hybrid Drive" takes up 2 drive letters - an emulated 122mb CDROM containing the software and drivers, and your 465gb FAT32 drive. If you choose to install the software (300mb required) you'll find that a lot of this software is cool open source stuff - but it adds a layer of complexity to what should be simple. Fortunately it's simple to get rid of - just reformat the drive - so no complaining. I chose to keep it because there's a decent free backup package (Redemption) and a utility which allows you to password protect the drive (not hard core - but better than nothing). (FYI - there's also Open Office, Skype, and Thunderbird.) Also, there's the previously mentioned issue of the FAT32 format (to allow compatibility with the Window95/98/Me stragglers, I imagine. A questionable choice for a large drive - but is practical in my heterogenous XP/98 environment. If you want to make it NTFS, just reformat. FYI - I did not test with Vista. I have no problem recommending this drive. If you end up hating it you can just take the drive mechanism out and mount it in something else. There's almost no cost downside since it's so cheap.

AcomData PD250USE-BL 250 GB 2.5-Inch Executive Portfolio Portable USB/eSATA

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	Price: $86.99
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Features - 250GB USB2.0/eSATA Exter.Drive Product Description 250GB 5400RPM External 2.5*Executive Hard Drive - USB 2.0 & eSATA Customer Reviews Quality drive with some nice features Date: 2008-09-30 | Rating: 5 I purchased this to replace my 160GB hard drive that just wasn't cutting it. I like the 2.5" drives because they are USB powered and don't require a bulky power cord to carry around. I checked the Seagate, Maxtor, Iomega and others. The acomdata is by far superior. It offers USB 2.0 and eSATA. It feels very durable and the enclosure is wrapped in leather that matches the carrying case that comes with it. Best of all it was cheaper than the competition. Excellent Drive Date: 2008-09-08 | Rating: 5 This drive works better than I had imagined. I expected it to be slow based on other reviews but it's actually faster than I expected. Easy to use and recognized by my system as soon as I plugged it in. I bought two and would not hesitate to buy again. GREAT Date: 2009-02-08 | Rating: 5 This product is great: very small, and you do not need to plug it to a plug for it to work, which makes it very easy to use. In addition; no need of software installation to use it; just plug it in. I love it! Reliable, great look and feel and THE eSATA WORKS Date: 2009-11-14 | Rating: 5 My OS: 64bit Windows Vista I also did a NTFS reformat of it, because in order to store very large files you need to switch from FAT32 to NTFS I wanted a 500gb portable drive with eSATA and I bought this one even though I saw that other reviewers say their eSATA doesn't work. The eSATA does work, but you need to give the drive enough power. I tested to see if the eSATA worked by 3 ways: 1. I followed the directions: plugged in the eSATA cord first, then plugged in the USB. It shows as a normal drive, not a "Removeable USB Storage Device" 2. Next I took out everything, and just put the USB in. Now it shows as a "Removeable USB Storage Device" 3. Finally I plugged the USB into an AC power source, not the computer, and then plugged the USB into the drive and the eSATA in. The drive shows up even though its only connected through the eSATA. If the eSATA isn't working when you plug the USB in, then plugin two USB connects into your computer, so that it makes sure to have enough power to run the eSATA since the eSATA doesn't provide power to the device alone. The drive comes with a split USB connection, in the manual it says to try using both of the USBs on the computer end of the cable if your eSATA doesn't appear. Overall, I am very satisfied with this product. It comes with its own leather carrying case too that even holds the USB cable(also included) as well as the drive. The drive itself is very light weight and the design ,the leather with stitching with chrome accents, looks and feels great. The drive does not get very hot, even with long use. I am currently using it to backup my files before I switch over to windows 7. The Calvary drive has similar eSATA issues, I think its just that the drives aren't getting enough power because some USB ports don't provide enough power with just one usb connected. Great Drive - Great Value Date: 2009-03-18 | Rating: 5 I bought this HDD about two months ago and tested it extensively before writing this review. I haven't had any issues so far. The drive itself and the pouch that comes with it have a nice high quality leather finish. Performance is good too - when copying large files via USB 2.0, I get between 25 and 30 Mbps constantly. With eSata, transfers starts of at about 80 Mbps and stabilizes at around 60Mbps. (Tests were done on Windows Vista and an internal SataII HDD.) I would definitely recommend this external HDD to anyone looking for high quality and great value.

AcomData PureDrive 640 GB USB 2.0/eSATA External Hard Drive PHD640USE-72

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	Price: $102.99
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Features - Box Contents - AcomData pureDrive Model 761 External Hard Drive, Stand, USB 2.0 cable (USB 1 compatible), AC adapter and power cord - Also contains CD (Contains User's Guide and USB 2.0 driver for Win98SE and Win2000-pre SP4), Quick Start Guide, and Warranty Registration Card. Product Description AcomData pureDrive is the perfect solution for those who want nothing more than pure, high-performance data storage. Conveniently store all of your tunes, your pics, your flicks and all of your other digital files in one compact, portable package. Transfer data at blazing speeds up to 480 Mbps. eSATA transfer at rates up to 1.5 Gbps. It's the perfect solution for high-end graphics; storing digital video, photos & music, desktop publishing, and backups. Adhesive rubber feet and slide-on stand are included. Add even more storage without taking up more desktop space. Turn the Drive on only when you need it and save electricity. The pureDrive dissipates heat so efficiently it doesn't need a fan. Installation involves nothing more than connecting the supplied USB 2.0 or an eSATA cable, plugging in the power cord, and turning on the Drive. The system requirements are 233-MHz processor, Windows Vista (Ultimate, Premium, Basic, Business and Enterprise), Windows XP (Home, Pro, pro x64, Media Center and Tablet PC), Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Mac G3, G4, G5 or Intel processor, Mac OS 10.2 or later, Free USB 2.0, USB 1.1 port or a free eSATA port Customer Reviews Great External Drive Date: 2009-01-23 | Rating: 5 This is a great product. It looks slick, takes up little space and is very quiet. It is nice not having to listen to my old Maxtor drive's loud fan noise and vibration. The LCD light on the front of the drive could be a bit smaller and not as bright. By the way, at the time of this review the 640GB unit actually costs less than the 500GB unit, and they appear to be identical except the capacity. MY 1ST BACKUP HD Date: 2009-02-14 | Rating: 5 The company delivered my order in a timely fashion. Setting up, following the directions, and daily use was user friendly and uncomplicated. The "cost vs product specs", for me, turned out to be a "Real value for what I paid". The volume capacity and product features matched and in most cases exceeded comparable products/manufacturers offerings when I did my comparison shopping before purchase. In short, "I'm a happy shopper". Again, as in past experiences dealing through Amazon.com, I was not disappointed! Thanks Amazon. VFP External Hard drive Date: 2009-02-22 | Rating: 4 This hard drive gets an excellant rating in my opinion. Very, Very Easy to use and takes up Very, Very little room, it has a stand so you can sit it on its side (nice feature). Five Star http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EVBYBS/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title nice external drive Date: 2009-03-12 | Rating: 4 Shipper did well and the hard drive arrived in great shape. Used it right out of the box(after a warm-up to room temp)and haven't looked back. Size allows storage of anything, including many video dvd's I had stored away. Now I can watch them without searching through a ton of dvd's. AcomData PureDrive 640 GB USB 2.0/eSATA External Hard Drive PHD640USE-72

AcomData PureDrive 750 GB USB 2.0/eSATA External Hard Drive PHD750USE-72

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	Price: $124.99
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Features - Hi-speed USB 2.0 - Near-silent fan-less operation - Vertical or horizontal stackable - On-off switch - Hot pluggable Product Description AcomData pureDrive is the perfect solution for those who want nothing more than pure, high-performance data storage. Conveniently store all of your tunes, your pictures, your flicks - and all of your other digital files - in one compact, portable package. Customer Reviews Great quality Date: 2008-07-30 | Rating: 5 I actually bought this on sale to pull the drive out and use it in my computer. I ended up liking the case itself so much I put another drive in it and use it all the time. My only complaint is that the activity/power light is REALLY bright, which seems to be more and more common on externals now. I fixed that by sticking a piece of black electrical tape over it and leaving a sliver at the top so I can still see activity without being blinded. The drive stays cool by spinning down when idle and is fan-less, but the case is aluminum for heat dissipation. It isn't crash-proof, it is an excellent hard drive! Date: 2008-11-29 | Rating: 5 I have been using external drives for years and I have had drives fail from all the big names. I am sure this one will fail eventually too. I no longer expect a hard drive to last forever. Having such expectations will only bring you anguish when the drive gives up the ghost and you lose precious data. No matter the brand of hard drive, you *must* back up your data. AcomData drives are quiet, small, fast, simple (no bells and whistles), inexpensive and solidly built. I have had my AcomData 1 TB drive for about 6 months. This drive has more than exceeded my expectations and I will most certainly be buying more. Excellent Buy! Date: 2008-12-16 | Rating: 5 I've used this for several months running processes that has kept it copying/writing files for over 8 hours at a time. I've put this through a serious workout and it has worked flawlessly. I'm considering getting another one. Perfect for my needs. Date: 2008-11-15 | Rating: 5 I researched hard drives for about 2 months before I bought this one. I'll be honest, I bought it based on the reviews. My worry was that I would get what I paid for, that it would be made of inexpensive material and just feel "cheapy." Nothing could be further from the truth. I don't know why this drive is less expensive than the others, I'm sure there's some technologic reason, but it suits my needs perfectly. I use it for backing up pictures, home movies, documents, etc and it works perfectly for that purpose. As the other reviewers have mentioned, if you have massive amounts of data to transfer, it will run hot due to the fact that is has no fan. The upside is that it's dead silent. You can hear it power up, but after that it's absolutely silent. It also feels solid and is heavy. This helps me know that it's not going to break easily or fall apart on me. It's also visually appealing. And last but not least, it's very compact for a 1TB drive. It's roughly the size of a 5x7 picture and about an inch thick. How can you go wrong with that? Believe the other reviewers, this is a very good, inexpensive hard drive. Just the thing for backups Date: 2008-11-23 | Rating: 5 I own a MacBook and needed an external backup. The AcomData 1 TB 3.5 inch drive was just the thing. Works without a hitch using TimeMachine, the Mac backup program, looks great and the small size of the external drive's enclosure unclutters my desk, while still providing a lot of storage. I've had the drive about a month and use it not only every day, but every hour! A very nice addition to complete my computer needs and at an even nicer price.

AcomData Samurai Pro 500 GB USB 2.0/FireWire 800 Portable External Hard Drive

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	Price: $153.99
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Features - 500GB Samurai PRO USB 2.0 FireWire 400 & FireWire - micro-hard-drives - 22X DVD-writer LS PATA - GH22LP20 Product Description Samurai PRO is armed with state-of-the art technology sheathed in ruggedized yet sleek, pocket-sized enclosure that's shielded on all sizes with shock-resistant rubber "armor". The fanless design allows your Samurai Pro to operate with sheath, performing its data maneuvers in complete silence. And with on-bus power, Samurai PRO will never shackle to an AC outlet. Equipped with Hi-Speed USB 2.0, FireWire and FireWire 800, you can choose your preferred data transfer weapon. And your Samurai PRO is ready to strike swiftly on either MAC or PC right out of the box.

AcomData DHD1000UFAB-72 1TB Dual Drive Triple Interface USB 2.0/Firewire A/Firewire B

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	Price: $208.99
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Features - Features:Built in RAID 0,FireWire 800 & FireWire 400,Hi-speed USB 2.0 - Hi-speed USB 2.0 :480 Mbps,FireWire 400: 400 Mbps,FireWire 800 (2 ports):800Mbps,PC and MAC compatible - In the Box:AcomData Model 550 ProDrive External Hard Drive,USB Cable,FireWire 400 Cable,FireWire 800 Cable,AC adapter,Printed Quickstart Guide,CD (User's Guide, USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 98 SE) - DHD1000UFAB-72; ProDrive; Dual Drive Triple Interface; USB 2.0 & Firewire 400/800 External Hard Drive Product Description The AcomData 550 ProDrive has not one but two high performance hard disks inside its striking aluminum enclosure. The built in RAID 0 function combines them into one ultra-fast data storage machine. Data is distributed across both hard disks simultaneously, achieving faster transfer rates and shorter access times. AcomData's hardware-based RAID 0 controller works automatically, behind the scenes. There's no software to install, and unlike the software-based RAID schemes it does not depend on your computer's processor. The result is full capacity, super-charged performance, and no compromises. Customer Reviews Acomdata 2TB external drive Date: 2009-01-17 | Rating: 5 I'm a Video Editor by profession and always shopping around for external drives. Tried my first Acomdata 320gb drive a while back to back up my system's drive and it didn't disappoint. I then tried the 2 TB external drive to see if it could handle the rigors of editing... It did with ease, so now I just bought another. Knock on wood, I haven't had any problems and definitely recommend this drive. Oh, not to mention the price for 2TB of storage space... unbelievable! I like it!!!!! Date: 2009-03-01 | Rating: 5 Well, its too bad the reviewer below didn't realize that the drive comes with a cd, which the user manual is on in PDF Adobe. If he had opened that, he would have realized there is a protocol for mounting this drive especially with Macs. Oh well, not his fault, it could have been a return in which the cd was not included (Happens all the time). Anyway, I love this drive,it has on and off switch which Seagate has discontinued, multiple interface including firewire 800 even daisy chained 800!!! I will say this, it is loud as hell, but that's just the fan which is top of the line. Acomdata makes great drives, they usually drop the ball on little things like power chords that aren't as secure as I think or would like them to be. I never understood why power chords aren't the screw in type for drives, especially considering the damage a yanked out chord can cause. Otherwise, this thing is a tank, a really nice drive. Works great! Date: 2009-04-17 | Rating: 5 So there was a problem when setting it up with 10.5.X. Called customer service, they were friendly and helped me out quickly. Simple steps to save everyone time (wish it was on their website): - Disk Utilities - Select drive - Select Partition tab - Set Number of Partitions - Click on "Options" - Select "Apple Partition Map" - "Apply" - Go back to work! Very performant HDD, a bit too noisy though Date: 2009-04-07 | Rating: 4 The Firewire & RAID combination gives this drive an edge over the competition in the same price range. It is definitely faster than the Iomega Prestige 1.5TB (which sells for the same price) when connected on a Firewire 400 port. Newer Macs have Firewire 800, so expect an even better performance. Despite the complains of other users, the drive works without any problems on Macs (needs to be formatted as HFS+ using OSX included Disc Utility; the Iomega Prestige also needs to be formatted). The unit comes with detailed setup instructions. For those interested, the drive also works with Western Digital HD TV media player in both the HFS+ Journaled and not-Journaled configurations. On the negative side, you have to keep in mind though that this is a RAID system. There are two hard drives in there, plus a fan, so expect roughly the same noise and vibration level as a quiet desktop computer. The drive is also rather heavy, which hinders portability. Bottom line Pros: fast transfer speed; dual Firewire and USB connectivity; compatible with WD HD TV Cons: heavy unit; rather noisy Forgot to mention. The power input has a very weird 4 pin connector that can plugged in more than one way. According to the setup instructions, the connector fits only one way. This is not true. If the drive doesn't power up,try rotating the power connector, then turn the drive on again. The people from Acomdata should definitely fix this problem! Great HD for the money, perfect movie server for Mac Mini Date: 2009-04-04 | Rating: 4 Excellent hard drive for the money. My only gripe was the fan noise. I've decided to take the fan out and it is very quiet now. The HD powers down on its own when not in use so there isn't much heat. I am using it for a movie server with my Mac Mini.

AcomData DHD2000UFAB-72 2 TB Dual Drive Triple Interface USB 2.0/Firewire A/Firewire B

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	Price: $269.99
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Features - Manufacturer Item Number: DHD2000UFAB-72 - 2TB DualDrive PRO USB/FW HD Product Description Marketing description is not available. Customer Reviews Acomdata 2TB external drive Date: 2009-01-17 | Rating: 5 I'm a Video Editor by profession and always shopping around for external drives. Tried my first Acomdata 320gb drive a while back to back up my system's drive and it didn't disappoint. I then tried the 2 TB external drive to see if it could handle the rigors of editing... It did with ease, so now I just bought another. Knock on wood, I haven't had any problems and definitely recommend this drive. Oh, not to mention the price for 2TB of storage space... unbelievable! I like it!!!!! Date: 2009-03-01 | Rating: 5 Well, its too bad the reviewer below didn't realize that the drive comes with a cd, which the user manual is on in PDF Adobe. If he had opened that, he would have realized there is a protocol for mounting this drive especially with Macs. Oh well, not his fault, it could have been a return in which the cd was not included (Happens all the time). Anyway, I love this drive,it has on and off switch which Seagate has discontinued, multiple interface including firewire 800 even daisy chained 800!!! I will say this, it is loud as hell, but that's just the fan which is top of the line. Acomdata makes great drives, they usually drop the ball on little things like power chords that aren't as secure as I think or would like them to be. I never understood why power chords aren't the screw in type for drives, especially considering the damage a yanked out chord can cause. Otherwise, this thing is a tank, a really nice drive. Works great! Date: 2009-04-17 | Rating: 5 So there was a problem when setting it up with 10.5.X. Called customer service, they were friendly and helped me out quickly. Simple steps to save everyone time (wish it was on their website): - Disk Utilities - Select drive - Select Partition tab - Set Number of Partitions - Click on "Options" - Select "Apple Partition Map" - "Apply" - Go back to work! Very performant HDD, a bit too noisy though Date: 2009-04-07 | Rating: 4 The Firewire & RAID combination gives this drive an edge over the competition in the same price range. It is definitely faster than the Iomega Prestige 1.5TB (which sells for the same price) when connected on a Firewire 400 port. Newer Macs have Firewire 800, so expect an even better performance. Despite the complains of other users, the drive works without any problems on Macs (needs to be formatted as HFS+ using OSX included Disc Utility; the Iomega Prestige also needs to be formatted). The unit comes with detailed setup instructions. For those interested, the drive also works with Western Digital HD TV media player in both the HFS+ Journaled and not-Journaled configurations. On the negative side, you have to keep in mind though that this is a RAID system. There are two hard drives in there, plus a fan, so expect roughly the same noise and vibration level as a quiet desktop computer. The drive is also rather heavy, which hinders portability. Bottom line Pros: fast transfer speed; dual Firewire and USB connectivity; compatible with WD HD TV Cons: heavy unit; rather noisy Forgot to mention. The power input has a very weird 4 pin connector that can plugged in more than one way. According to the setup instructions, the connector fits only one way. This is not true. If the drive doesn't power up,try rotating the power connector, then turn the drive on again. The people from Acomdata should definitely fix this problem! Great HD for the money, perfect movie server for Mac Mini Date: 2009-04-04 | Rating: 4 Excellent hard drive for the money. My only gripe was the fan noise. I've decided to take the fan out and it is very quiet now. The HD powers down on its own when not in use so there isn't much heat. I am using it for a movie server with my Mac Mini.

AcomData PD320USE-BL 320 GB 2.5 inch Executive Portfolio Portable USB/eSATA

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	Price: $85.99
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Features - Box Contents - AcomData pureDrive Model 761 External Hard Drive, Stand, USB 2.0 cable (USB 1 compatible), AC adapter and power cord - System Requirements - 233-MHz processor, Windows Vista (Ultimate, Premium, Basic, Business and Enterprise), Windows XP (Home, Pro, pro x64 Product Description AcomData's Executive Drive packs a powerful combination of innovative technology, solid reliability, blazing speeds, huge capacities and an ultra compact form factor. And with its hand-crafted, leather-style lined case, rugged, double-stitched seam, and gleaming, chromated accents, the pocket-sized Executive offers high-performance style to match its high-performance specs. Customer Reviews Quality drive with some nice features Date: 2008-09-30 | Rating: 5 I purchased this to replace my 160GB hard drive that just wasn't cutting it. I like the 2.5" drives because they are USB powered and don't require a bulky power cord to carry around. I checked the Seagate, Maxtor, Iomega and others. The acomdata is by far superior. It offers USB 2.0 and eSATA. It feels very durable and the enclosure is wrapped in leather that matches the carrying case that comes with it. Best of all it was cheaper than the competition. Excellent Drive Date: 2008-09-08 | Rating: 5 This drive works better than I had imagined. I expected it to be slow based on other reviews but it's actually faster than I expected. Easy to use and recognized by my system as soon as I plugged it in. I bought two and would not hesitate to buy again. GREAT Date: 2009-02-08 | Rating: 5 This product is great: very small, and you do not need to plug it to a plug for it to work, which makes it very easy to use. In addition; no need of software installation to use it; just plug it in. I love it! Reliable, great look and feel and THE eSATA WORKS Date: 2009-11-14 | Rating: 5 My OS: 64bit Windows Vista I also did a NTFS reformat of it, because in order to store very large files you need to switch from FAT32 to NTFS I wanted a 500gb portable drive with eSATA and I bought this one even though I saw that other reviewers say their eSATA doesn't work. The eSATA does work, but you need to give the drive enough power. I tested to see if the eSATA worked by 3 ways: 1. I followed the directions: plugged in the eSATA cord first, then plugged in the USB. It shows as a normal drive, not a "Removeable USB Storage Device" 2. Next I took out everything, and just put the USB in. Now it shows as a "Removeable USB Storage Device" 3. Finally I plugged the USB into an AC power source, not the computer, and then plugged the USB into the drive and the eSATA in. The drive shows up even though its only connected through the eSATA. If the eSATA isn't working when you plug the USB in, then plugin two USB connects into your computer, so that it makes sure to have enough power to run the eSATA since the eSATA doesn't provide power to the device alone. The drive comes with a split USB connection, in the manual it says to try using both of the USBs on the computer end of the cable if your eSATA doesn't appear. Overall, I am very satisfied with this product. It comes with its own leather carrying case too that even holds the USB cable(also included) as well as the drive. The drive itself is very light weight and the design ,the leather with stitching with chrome accents, looks and feels great. The drive does not get very hot, even with long use. I am currently using it to backup my files before I switch over to windows 7. The Calvary drive has similar eSATA issues, I think its just that the drives aren't getting enough power because some USB ports don't provide enough power with just one usb connected. Great Drive - Great Value Date: 2009-03-18 | Rating: 5 I bought this HDD about two months ago and tested it extensively before writing this review. I haven't had any issues so far. The drive itself and the pouch that comes with it have a nice high quality leather finish. Performance is good too - when copying large files via USB 2.0, I get between 25 and 30 Mbps constantly. With eSata, transfers starts of at about 80 Mbps and stabilizes at around 60Mbps. (Tests were done on Windows Vista and an internal SataII HDD.) I would definitely recommend this external HDD to anyone looking for high quality and great value.

AcomData Enigma 500 GB USB 2.0 Rugged Portable External Hard Drive BIO500UE (Black)

From Acomdata
	Price: $144.99
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Features - Acomdata BIO500UE 500GB Enigma USB 2.0 BioMetric Ultra Drive is a ruggedized mobile external HDD with fingerprint security and data encryption - Hi-speed USB 2.0 Ruggedized yet sleek compact design Fingerprint biometric security with optional password login using SHA-256 password encryption - Powerful AES 128-bit data encryption - encrypt all, none or part of the drive No software to install on your PC Shock-absorbing monocoque rubber chassis surrounds and isolates the internal components from the outer case Integrated rubber bumper surround - Water resistant enclosure Bus-powered - no power cord needed Three-year warranty Free tech support forever Contents of box Acomdata Enigma 500gb external hard disk drive USB cable Quickstart guide Product Description Acomdata BIO500UE 500GB Enigma USB 2.0 BioMetric Ultra Drive Is a Ruggedized Mobile External HDD With Fingerprint Security and Data Encryption Customer Reviews Fantastic Bio-HD Date: 2009-10-22 | Rating: 4 WISH...It has NOMAD MOBILE DESKTOP App.for cool& easy access as they had it on Acomdata Hybrid Drive I'd love to recommend it to Everyone Needs improvement Date: 2009-06-07 | Rating: 2 This portable drive is well made. The rubber siding helps protect it from getting scratched; would it withstand a big drop? who knows?!?!? I didn't have an issue with the software being for windows only. My only problem is that the software wouldn't recognize my index finger consistently with the biometric scanner....sometimes it would, other times it would not. If it did scan my finger correctly the software would hang up. I contacted acomdata and they emailed me an update to the software. That did not help as I still encountered the same problem. I think the portable drive needs some fixes before it will be purchase worthy. I would not recommend at this time. Misleading Description Date: 2009-06-04 | Rating: 2 Drive seems good but it does require you to install software. The software is only Windows compatible and requires administrator login. If you really didn't have to install software I would not have a problem with this product. I returned this product and purchased Buffalo Technology HD-PF320U2 320GB MiniStation Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive with TurboUSB (Black) Not much luck Date: 2009-08-07 | Rating: 2 I purchased a couple of these and returned them. First, I will say that the concept and construction are well done. It is a little bit heavy, but it sits nicely on the desk with the rubber border and the fingerprint reader is in a nice position. So as far as the concept goes, it is a nice unit. This is the reason it gets two stars instead of one. The fingerprint recoginition software was also nice from a simple user interface standpoint. However, I am very suspicious of the software. I had quite a few problems on both drives. I contacted Acomdata, and they were helpful. They provided a software application to reconfigure/reset the device. I had two drives, so my problems were not likely due to a luck of the draw bad drive. They both behaved the same way with my system. You can use this drive with the entire drive encrypted, none of it encrypted, or half and half. I tried it all ways. If you use an encrypted partition, you can not hard set the drive letter, so it always comes up as the next drive letter available. This is problematic if you would like to use the drive as an encrypted backup drive. Your backup software needs to know the drive letter it will be. If it comes up as a different drive letter, then you need to change your backup software each time to use the different drive letter. If you use it in non-encrypted mode, you can fix the drive letter. I tried my first backup. I would get through about 50,000 files and it would crash. It would say my system (pretty good system) is out of resources. I would immediately try again. This time I might get 5000 more files, then the same message. I tried again, and I would get about 1000 more files before it failed. The resources on my system were to the point that many of my other programs would fail to operate. I would eventually have to restart the machine, and one time I couldn't even restart it. It is almost as if the software from the drive, that is being used when moving files to the drive, had some sort of memory/resource leak. I'm not a software expert, but that is what if felt like. This happened with both encrypted and non-encrypted partitions. I tried another computer (top of the line). The problem seemed better, but slightly different. It still didn't finish correctly. Through part of this, I even had an error that corrupted part of the backup and I could not recover the data. Both computers had XP SP2. So there you go, I had a lot of random trouble. Could be my computer, or the other computer, or the fact that I was unlucky enough to get two bad drives. The design is nice enough that it may be worth trying out, but it would be nice to hear some reviews from other people who have had better luck first. It just got to the point where I couldn't trust that my data was being handled safely, so I had to return it. If you have had good luck with this drive, please post.

AcomData HDEXXU2E3 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Enclosure

From Acomdata
	Price: $49.19
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Features - 3.5-inch USB 2.0 external hard drive enclosure for Mac and PC - 48-bit LBA; supports highest capacity IDE/EIDE drives - Engineered to dissipate heat efficiently without fan; stacks horizontally or vertically - Includes stand, USB cable, AC adaptor and power cord, hard disk drive mounting screws, USB 2.0 driver for Windows 98SE, user's guide, installation guide, and warranty registration card - 1-year limited warranty Product Description Build your own hi-performance external drive with an AcomData 2163 Hard Drive Enclosure. 2163 Enclosures feature aluminum alloy cases; horizontal or vertical placement; fanless operation; hot plug capability; and a chassis design that makes installing a hard drive quick and easy. Customer Reviews Up and running in a jiffy Date: 2005-11-14 | Rating: 5 My first enclosure purchase--from Amazon for total of $51.00, including shipping. Cheaper enclosures to be found on E-bay and Amazon, but I went with Acomdata because all the Acomdata 160 GB external HD's I've purchased in the last few years (each costing less than the previous one) all work well still. In a matter of a few minutes, put in a new Seagate 160 GB internal ATA 100 HD as per general Acomdata instructions (including positioning a little rubber plug to the 'master" location on the HD--this is not part of the Acomdata product, but pointed out in the instructions and just one of those mysterious, necessary steps that make assembling the enclosure a little perplexing for the electronically timid). Once the power cord was attached, the USB cable connected to a Mac Mini and the power switch then turned on, the HD popped onto the screen as a message--a request to be intialized. For the Mac system, if there is nothing on the HD drive (as in this case), just select "initialize", then "erase", give a name to the HD and a little labled icon will then land on the screen thereafter, as well as on any other Mac you connect it to. Was immdeiately down-loading a few GB's of files and all worked well. Dragging the icon to trash gives a clean disconnect and the enclosure allows you to turn off the HD once the icon is gone from the screen. Nice system--the enclosure let's you use the really robust internal HD's externally, even to fill them up and remove them from the enclosure as a huge file storage system or as back-up, leaving the enclosure to be used with another HD. Also let's you continue to use functioning IDE internal HD's removed from a computer for any reason. Bravo for making something complex seem simple. ADDED COMMENTS, 3/31/08 : Acomdata has changed this model and the item you will recieve ordering here will not be the one shown in the picture above. The newer model is a smaller, tighter fit for a hardrive, with a much thinner aluminum shell--not the substantial aluminum brick I reviewed above. I ordered from this Amazon site and received the newer model instead. I have two of these new models now. The one I've put to use so far works fine, so likley the electronic componets are just as good. FURTHER ADDED COMMENTS, 6/20/08 : The item picture above has been changed now to match what you will get. Also, the electronics are actually a little more sophisticated--the HD will now automatically stop spinning when you ejected the icon to disconnect HD from computer. You still have to turn off the enclosure, but the HD isn't spinning if the icon isn't displayed on your desktop. All in all, the one I'm using still works fine. Quiet, reliable, solid Date: 2006-03-22 | Rating: 5 I purchased this enclosure to replace a cheaper one from Compusa that started failing on me. This one has a solid and sturdy metal casing and also includes a metal stand. You may place the unit horizontally or vertically. It runs silently and does not overheat at all. I installed a Maxtor 120GB IDE drive in this enclosure. You can install a new or used hard drive (HD) as well. Drive capacity is high (over 350GB). The only small detail to be observed during installation is to set the drive as a master. This requires a tiny jumper to be placed on your HD. Usually, the HDs indicate the jumper locations, so this shouldn't complicate things too much unless you dont't have a jumper at hand. Once the drive is enclosed, you must connect it to the USB port on your PC. I'm a Windows XP user and XP doesn't require any special software installation. Your enclosed HD is recognized as a huge USB 2.0 flash drive and Windows assigns a drive letter automatically. For a new drive, Windows will prompt you to initialize (format) it first. My honest recommendation based on my past experience is to shell out a few more bucks for quality, don't go for the cheap ones. I'm very pleased with this purchase. Solid Product Date: 2008-02-18 | Rating: 5 I got this to transfer data from a computer that toasted the motherboard but the hard drives are fine. This is truly an extraordinary product! As follows: -Very well packaged. It was in excellent condition when it arrived. -Instructions are straightforward. -Exceptionally solid construction. The on/off switch is maybe a tiny bit flimsy but should be adequate. -Very easy to assemble/dissemble. The whole thing is very rugged, heavy duty power supply and case. High quality connectors. Even the finish is first rate. The only part that was a little tricky was sliding the data connector onto the drive. But after a couple of tries I got it. I was up connected and running 5 minutes after opening the box. Data transferred very fast even with the USB version. No compatibility problems. Do not expect to be constantly swapping drives in and out: it is really designed to be a semi-permanent carrier, though it is certainly solid enough to stand many changes of the drive inside. It is more the assemble/disassemble that would take too much time. Do remember to set the drive you place in the can to "master" via the jumpers on the drive. If the info is not on the can you can check the manufacturers web site for the settings. (save the jumpers, they come in handy!) A great product, one of the best I have seen in a long time, well made, good documentation. Even comes with a usb driver CD in case you need it. Great Enclosure Date: 2008-01-21 | Rating: 5 The enclosure arrived in only TWO days. It took less than 30 minutes to install my old hard drive, plug it in and have it working. My Windows program had been corrupted, but I knew the hard drive was still OK. When it opened on my laptop with XP) all my data files were there and were easily downloaded. This enclosure has a very substantial case, it will be easy to change hard drives and is well worth the money! Great Enclosure! Date: 2009-09-05 | Rating: 5 If you've had hard drives fail because of heat and the lack of ventilation this is a great enclosure. I've had a couple of hard drives fail because of heat. I picked this one up since it had an open front and back vent. The thing I surprised me was that it had a thick extruded aluminum body that is great for heat dissipation. My hard drives run cool now and even though I'm not so fond of the way it looks I'm completely satisfied.

AcomData PureDrive 1 TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive PDHD1000UFSE

From Acomdata
	Price: $129.99
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Features - Acomdata PDHD1000UFSE 1TB Pure Drive USB/eSATA/Firewire 400 is a hi-speed triple interface USB 2.0/Firewire400/eSATA external hard disk drive - Hi-speed USB 2.0 Firewire 400 eSATA Near-silent operation Vertical or horizontal placement Stackable - On-off switch Hot pluggable Security slot Mac and PC ready Plug and play - One year limited warranty Free tech support forever Contents of box Acomdata 1TB Puredrive external hard drive Slide on stand USB cable Firewire cable 6-pin to 6-pin AC adapter Quickstart guide Product Description Acomdata PDHD1000UFSE 1TB Pure Drive USB/eSATA/Firewire 400 Is a Hi-Speed Triple Interface USB 2.0/Firewire400/eSATA external hard disk drive Customer Reviews Uh uh uh uh Awesome! Date: 2009-07-08 | Rating: 5 I bought 2 of these and I should have bought four so I can run a 2TB raid. I will eventually get 2 more. I couldn't find a better deal on a 1TB portable drive that gave you Firewire and USB 2 options. Lets not forget eSata. So these were great! Don't understand the bad reviews Date: 2009-10-08 | Rating: 5 I have bought many of these drives - probably 20 or so over the last 18 months, mostly the USB/eSATA variant but some Firewire as well. I don't understand the highly negative reviews. As I see it this is as good as most any major alternative whilst being compact and easily stacked. Under sometimes very intensive usage I have had only one actual failure which was for a substantial fall whilst operating which I would not have expected any drive to survive. I simply opened up the case with that failed drive and reused it with a new OEM disk. These kinds of add-on drive are now a generic product, purchased on price primarily and style to some extent. This particular drive is in my experience perfectly reliable and when the price dips from time to time (as it does) I buy more. My primary concern with it is the lack of a 2Tb version and ideally Firewire 800. The Firewire version is slightly longer than the USB/eSATA version but stacks with it fine. I see no particular problems with this product in my fairly extensive experience of it and of its competition. Seems great so far Date: 2009-11-30 | Rating: 4 I own 2 1 tb and 2 750gig Acomdatas in these styles and enclosures, and 2 320gigs in the older ones with the bright blue button. None of them have failed. Of course, I use them for backup, meaning I dont run them constantly as my main drive. If I edit projects from them, I move them to my computer to work on them. I did have a bit of an issue with formatting on a couple, as they were preformatted for PC, but once I figured it out, it's been smooth. The new one in particular is very silent and the firewire is worth the extra bucks for the higher speed, especially if you actually planning on using that space to back up video and large audio projects. I've done a lot of research, and the Acomdata exts include some of the highest rated SamSung drives. There was an issue with the .11 drives in 2007 to 2008, but that time has apparently passed. Other external manufacturers are also rife with claims of failure, many with higher rates of failure than this one. Its difficult information to get objectively, but don'r run your externals into the ground and that will help. ugh I regret my failed purchase Date: 2009-08-01 | Rating: 1 i boght the 1T drive and it failed the first day. I even tried to reformating it and nothing could get it to work. I sent and e-mail on their website two times for tech support and no reply. I count this as an expensive lesson to stick to a tried and true known brands and bought a working beautiful 1T drive from Apple. More $ but no headache and hours of frustration of dealing with a nonfunctioning product. Lesson learned also Date: 2009-08-05 | Rating: 1 I bought two of these hoping to use them for a RAID. As I was copying data over to the raid after setting it up I experienced write errors, first on one of them, then on the second. I decided to break apart the raid and reformat them hoping that would solve the problem. The second one hung during the reformat, and after that it was totally unusable. I tried copying data back to the first one and it was terribly slow. A folder that took 1 minute and 24 seconds to copy to my internal drive took 6 minutes and 35 seconds to copy to the Acomdata drive. At that point I knew I was going to return both drives. So I tried zeroing out the drive. Apple's Disk Utility program estimated it would take 5 hours to do this. After five hours it wasn't even half way through the process, and after 7 hours I went to bed leaving it running. This morning I checked it and the process failed due to a drive error. Based on my experience with these two and the previous reviewer who had much the same experience, I would highly recommend staying away from this manufacturer. I also will be going back to a known supplier.

Acomdata PD500USE-BL 500GB 2.5-Inch Executive Portfolio Portable USB/eSATA 5400RPM External Hard Drive

From Acomdata
	Price: $124.99
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Features - Features: Sporty, leatherstyle lining with real stitching - Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and eSATA ports, Fanless design, Hot pluggable, Mac and PC compatible - Hi-speed USB 2.0 :480 Mbps eSATA: 1.5 Gbps. PC system requirements: 233MHz processor/ Windows Vista, XP or 2000 (SP4)/USB 2.0 or eSATA Port. - MAC System requirements: G3,G4, G5 or Intel processor/ MAC OS 10.3 or later /USB or eSATA Port - In the Box: AcomData Executive Drive, USB Cable, Leather-style carrying case and Printed Quick Start Guide Product Description AcomDatas Executive Drive packs a powerful combination of innovative technology, solid reliability, blazing speeds, huge capacities and an ultra compact form factor. And with its hand-crafted, leather-style lined case, rugged, double-stitched seam, and gleaming, chromated accents, the pocket-sized Executive offers high-performance style to match its high-performance specs. Customer Reviews Quality drive with some nice features Date: 2008-09-30 | Rating: 5 I purchased this to replace my 160GB hard drive that just wasn't cutting it. I like the 2.5" drives because they are USB powered and don't require a bulky power cord to carry around. I checked the Seagate, Maxtor, Iomega and others. The acomdata is by far superior. It offers USB 2.0 and eSATA. It feels very durable and the enclosure is wrapped in leather that matches the carrying case that comes with it. Best of all it was cheaper than the competition. Excellent Drive Date: 2008-09-08 | Rating: 5 This drive works better than I had imagined. I expected it to be slow based on other reviews but it's actually faster than I expected. Easy to use and recognized by my system as soon as I plugged it in. I bought two and would not hesitate to buy again. GREAT Date: 2009-02-08 | Rating: 5 This product is great: very small, and you do not need to plug it to a plug for it to work, which makes it very easy to use. In addition; no need of software installation to use it; just plug it in. I love it! Reliable, great look and feel and THE eSATA WORKS Date: 2009-11-14 | Rating: 5 My OS: 64bit Windows Vista I also did a NTFS reformat of it, because in order to store very large files you need to switch from FAT32 to NTFS I wanted a 500gb portable drive with eSATA and I bought this one even though I saw that other reviewers say their eSATA doesn't work. The eSATA does work, but you need to give the drive enough power. I tested to see if the eSATA worked by 3 ways: 1. I followed the directions: plugged in the eSATA cord first, then plugged in the USB. It shows as a normal drive, not a "Removeable USB Storage Device" 2. Next I took out everything, and just put the USB in. Now it shows as a "Removeable USB Storage Device" 3. Finally I plugged the USB into an AC power source, not the computer, and then plugged the USB into the drive and the eSATA in. The drive shows up even though its only connected through the eSATA. If the eSATA isn't working when you plug the USB in, then plugin two USB connects into your computer, so that it makes sure to have enough power to run the eSATA since the eSATA doesn't provide power to the device alone. The drive comes with a split USB connection, in the manual it says to try using both of the USBs on the computer end of the cable if your eSATA doesn't appear. Overall, I am very satisfied with this product. It comes with its own leather carrying case too that even holds the USB cable(also included) as well as the drive. The drive itself is very light weight and the design ,the leather with stitching with chrome accents, looks and feels great. The drive does not get very hot, even with long use. I am currently using it to backup my files before I switch over to windows 7. The Calvary drive has similar eSATA issues, I think its just that the drives aren't getting enough power because some USB ports don't provide enough power with just one usb connected. Great Drive - Great Value Date: 2009-03-18 | Rating: 5 I bought this HDD about two months ago and tested it extensively before writing this review. I haven't had any issues so far. The drive itself and the pouch that comes with it have a nice high quality leather finish. Performance is good too - when copying large files via USB 2.0, I get between 25 and 30 Mbps constantly. With eSata, transfers starts of at about 80 Mbps and stabilizes at around 60Mbps. (Tests were done on Windows Vista and an internal SataII HDD.) I would definitely recommend this external HDD to anyone looking for high quality and great value.

AcomData PureDrive 500 GB USB 2.0/eSATA External Hard Drive PHD500USE-72

From Acomdata
	Price: $94.99
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Features - Product #: PDHD500USE72 - Manufacturer: Acomdata - Manufacturer Item #: PDHD500USE-72 - UPC: 708769030787 Product Description AcomData pureDrive is the perfect solution for those who want nothing more than pure, high-performance data storage. Conveniently store all of your tunes, your pictures, your flicks - and all of your other digital files - in one compact, portable package. Customer Reviews Great quality Date: 2008-07-30 | Rating: 5 I actually bought this on sale to pull the drive out and use it in my computer. I ended up liking the case itself so much I put another drive in it and use it all the time. My only complaint is that the activity/power light is REALLY bright, which seems to be more and more common on externals now. I fixed that by sticking a piece of black electrical tape over it and leaving a sliver at the top so I can still see activity without being blinded. The drive stays cool by spinning down when idle and is fan-less, but the case is aluminum for heat dissipation. It isn't crash-proof, it is an excellent hard drive! Date: 2008-11-29 | Rating: 5 I have been using external drives for years and I have had drives fail from all the big names. I am sure this one will fail eventually too. I no longer expect a hard drive to last forever. Having such expectations will only bring you anguish when the drive gives up the ghost and you lose precious data. No matter the brand of hard drive, you *must* back up your data. AcomData drives are quiet, small, fast, simple (no bells and whistles), inexpensive and solidly built. I have had my AcomData 1 TB drive for about 6 months. This drive has more than exceeded my expectations and I will most certainly be buying more. Excellent Buy! Date: 2008-12-16 | Rating: 5 I've used this for several months running processes that has kept it copying/writing files for over 8 hours at a time. I've put this through a serious workout and it has worked flawlessly. I'm considering getting another one. Perfect for my needs. Date: 2008-11-15 | Rating: 5 I researched hard drives for about 2 months before I bought this one. I'll be honest, I bought it based on the reviews. My worry was that I would get what I paid for, that it would be made of inexpensive material and just feel "cheapy." Nothing could be further from the truth. I don't know why this drive is less expensive than the others, I'm sure there's some technologic reason, but it suits my needs perfectly. I use it for backing up pictures, home movies, documents, etc and it works perfectly for that purpose. As the other reviewers have mentioned, if you have massive amounts of data to transfer, it will run hot due to the fact that is has no fan. The upside is that it's dead silent. You can hear it power up, but after that it's absolutely silent. It also feels solid and is heavy. This helps me know that it's not going to break easily or fall apart on me. It's also visually appealing. And last but not least, it's very compact for a 1TB drive. It's roughly the size of a 5x7 picture and about an inch thick. How can you go wrong with that? Believe the other reviewers, this is a very good, inexpensive hard drive. Just the thing for backups Date: 2008-11-23 | Rating: 5 I own a MacBook and needed an external backup. The AcomData 1 TB 3.5 inch drive was just the thing. Works without a hitch using TimeMachine, the Mac backup program, looks great and the small size of the external drive's enclosure unclutters my desk, while still providing a lot of storage. I've had the drive about a month and use it not only every day, but every hour! A very nice addition to complete my computer needs and at an even nicer price.

Acomdata Samba 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Enclosure for PATA/SATA IDE Hard Drive SMBXXXU2E-BLU (Blue)

From Acomdata
	Price: $39.89
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Features - Interface - USB 2.0 / IEEE 1394a / 1394b - Form Factor - 2.5 - Dimensions - 5.12 x 3.31 x 0.75 - Weight - 0.39 lbs. Product Description Marketing description is not available. Customer Reviews An excellent external hard drive enclosure with dual IDE and SATA to USB interfaces Date: 2008-11-09 | Rating: 5 This enclosure is solidly built, finely finished, with good fit for 3.5" internal hard drives of various brands, and easily to assemble. It offers IDE or SATA to USB 2.0 interfaces. The blue colored part is an aluminum case that helps dissipate the drive heat without cooling fan noises (the remainder gray parts are plastic). There are three popular colors in matte finish to choose from: red, blue, and black. The vertical stand is attached to the enclosure by a groove and two screws for added stability. The blue indicator light is an approximate match to the blue color of the enclosure case. I used a Seagate IDE 250GB and a Hitachi SATA 500GB in the enclosure for the trials. Windows XP and Windows Vista readily recognized the assembled external hard drives. They were shown as USB devices with their respective hard drive product numbers and not the identity of the enclosure chipset. This could be important as some hard drive's proprietary software, such as Seagate DiscWizard, require the presence of the branded hard drive in order to be run. The data transfer was reliable, whether the file size was 2MB (photo files) or 49GB (a backup file). The data transfer rates were normal if not a little faster compared to my other external hard drives. The drives never got hot, just slightly warm during the data transfer or after being left on overnight. I am particular about the position of the power switch. I do not buy any enclosure which power switch is jammed in between the power cable and the USB cable. This enclosure has the power switch conveniently located above the cables. The tray that houses the hard drive is plastic, preventing the hard drive from making direct contact with the aluminum case for more effective heat dissipation. The side panel with the circuit board and internal connectors is screwed to the plastic hard drive tray, making frequent drive changes a risk of unthreading the screw holes. Overall I am fond of this external hard drive enclosure, for its nice design and finish, dual internal hard drive interfaces, aluminum case, and reliable data transfer. I am using the Hitachi SATA 500GB in this enclosure permanently. I have also acquired a red for a 640GB SATA. The best cheap drive enclosure Date: 2009-02-28 | Rating: 5 I tried this with both an old PATA/IDE and a new SATA drive; both worked flawlessly. The IDE drive required a jumper setting to "Master"; no jumpers were required for the SATA (WD Caviar). The printed manual is a lot better than what one usually sees with this type of product, but not as complete as the documentation on the included CD-ROM. pros: very quiet, fanless, good build quality for the price, nice stand. Looks better than most enclosures. cons: IDE connector is mounted on the PCB board, so you have to be a bit careful. The blue light is rather glaring. Runs cool and quiet, works great! Date: 2009-02-25 | Rating: 5 Not much to say except 5 stars! Love the way it works with both SATA and PATA drives. Shoved a SATA 750GB Seagate drive in, and it runs like a champ. It's not going to be as fast as eSATA, but at this price, it's a winner for things like backing up your data, or as a huge "thumb drive" you can carry around (or grab-and-go in case of earthquake, fire, or flood). Acomdata Samba USB HardDrive enclosure Date: 2009-09-10 | Rating: 5 great product and works well. Heat seems to disburse fine no problems which i was initially concerned about since others had mentioned it. Beautiful Date: 2009-09-21 | Rating: 5 This is hooked up to a mac mini as a time machine drive and it is working very nice. Installation was fairly easy, be careful not to bend the thin metal sleeve that come off. The light isn't too bright but is definitely noticeable.

Acomdata Samba 3.5-Inch Combo USB 2.0 Firewire 400 (IEEE 1394a) Enclosure SMBXXXU2FE-BLK (Black)

From Acomdata
	Price: $39.99
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Features - Hi-Speed USB 2.0 & Firewire A - Takes a SATA hard disk - 48-bit logical block addressing - Near-silent, fanless operation - Hot pluggable and Mac and PC compatible Product Description Jazz up your data storage with Samba. The AcomData Samba Enclosure lets you transform a 3.5" IDE hard drive into high-performance portable storage. Samba`s smart, sturdy chassis and the illustrated, easy-to-follow guide make installation as simple as humming your favorite tune. Samba's near-silent operation will help you stay in the groove while you jam in tons of music, photos, video-and any other digital files. Customer Reviews Do Not Buy If You Have A Legacy Disk Drive (PATA) Date: 2009-05-20 | Rating: 5 Contrary to any specifications given on Amazon's own web site, this device DOES NOT SUPPORT legacy Hard Disk Drives that use a Parallel ATA type (PATA) connection. The vendor (AcomData) explicitly states that it will ONLY work with Serial ATA drives (SATA). AcomData does have a device that will support PATA drives but only using a USB 2.0 connection to your PC / MAC. According to AcomData, the "rub" comes in because the circuits on-board the unit were designed for either USB or Fire-Wire and SATA drive connections. acomdata samba combo sata enclosure Date: 2009-07-06 | Rating: 5 Acomdata Samba 3.5-Inch Combo USB 2.0 Firewire 400 (IEEE 1394a) Enclosure SMBXXXU2FE-BLK (Black)works great, very pleased, gonna buy more. Acomdata Date: 2009-10-14 | Rating: 5 Well worth the purchase.I have been able to boot into the external hard drive with ease using firewire. Nice Enclosure, but it is NOT for PATA IDE hard disks. Date: 2009-04-03 | Rating: 4 I have used many different external hard disk enclosures over the years. I have had varying results... cases that have melted, cases that had drive capacity limits, etc. Eventually I found the Acomdata Enclosures at Fry's. I used their older, heavy duty cases many times. They are just excellent. Quiet, with no fan, but with excellent cooling. Easy to assemble / disassemble. I recently started using their lower cost and lighter weight Samba Enclosures. My previous experience is with the USB/PATA/SATA case. They work great. Same excellent attributes as the heavy duty cases. Today I received four of the items described on this page. From the Amazon product description, it looks like the perfect, universal disk drive enclosure - USB/Firewire/PATA IDE/SATA. It is not. In spite of what the Amazon product description says, there is no PATA IDE capability. The Acomdata web page has the description right, so I assume Amazon simply blew it on this one. Still an excellent case - since it is not universal - 4 stars instead of 5. But, if you need the PATA IDE capability, look elsewhere. Good case, but doesn't work with WDTV Date: 2009-05-04 | Rating: 3 I purchased this external enclosure to house a 1TB harddrive. I wanted to create an external 1TB hard drive to use with my Western Digital HD TV box.... Installing a HD into this enclosure was a breeze. The enclosure itself seems to be well constructed. After installing the HD, it worked just fine with any PC using the USB or Firewall...However, the WD TV device was unable to read from this enclosure. This probably is a problem with WD TV, but still I have other cheaper enclosure that worked just fine with WD TV.

AcomData PureDrive 1 TB USB 2.0/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive PHD10000USE-72

From Acomdata
	Price: $114.99
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Features - Perfect solution for high-end graphics, storing digital video, photos & music, desktop publishing, and backups - High-speed USB 2.0 - Transfer data at blazing speeds up to 480 Mbps - eSATA - Transfer rates up to 1.5 Gbps - Vertical and horizontal - Adhesive rubber feet and slide-on stand included - Security lock slot - Physically secure your Drive to prevent theft Product Description AcomData pureDrive is the perfect solution for those who want nothing more than pure, high-performance data storage. Conveniently store all of your tunes, your pictures, your flicks - and all of your other digital files - in one compact, portable package. Customer Reviews Great quality Date: 2008-07-30 | Rating: 5 I actually bought this on sale to pull the drive out and use it in my computer. I ended up liking the case itself so much I put another drive in it and use it all the time. My only complaint is that the activity/power light is REALLY bright, which seems to be more and more common on externals now. I fixed that by sticking a piece of black electrical tape over it and leaving a sliver at the top so I can still see activity without being blinded. The drive stays cool by spinning down when idle and is fan-less, but the case is aluminum for heat dissipation. It isn't crash-proof, it is an excellent hard drive! Date: 2008-11-29 | Rating: 5 I have been using external drives for years and I have had drives fail from all the big names. I am sure this one will fail eventually too. I no longer expect a hard drive to last forever. Having such expectations will only bring you anguish when the drive gives up the ghost and you lose precious data. No matter the brand of hard drive, you *must* back up your data. AcomData drives are quiet, small, fast, simple (no bells and whistles), inexpensive and solidly built. I have had my AcomData 1 TB drive for about 6 months. This drive has more than exceeded my expectations and I will most certainly be buying more. Excellent Buy! Date: 2008-12-16 | Rating: 5 I've used this for several months running processes that has kept it copying/writing files for over 8 hours at a time. I've put this through a serious workout and it has worked flawlessly. I'm considering getting another one. Perfect for my needs. Date: 2008-11-15 | Rating: 5 I researched hard drives for about 2 months before I bought this one. I'll be honest, I bought it based on the reviews. My worry was that I would get what I paid for, that it would be made of inexpensive material and just feel "cheapy." Nothing could be further from the truth. I don't know why this drive is less expensive than the others, I'm sure there's some technologic reason, but it suits my needs perfectly. I use it for backing up pictures, home movies, documents, etc and it works perfectly for that purpose. As the other reviewers have mentioned, if you have massive amounts of data to transfer, it will run hot due to the fact that is has no fan. The upside is that it's dead silent. You can hear it power up, but after that it's absolutely silent. It also feels solid and is heavy. This helps me know that it's not going to break easily or fall apart on me. It's also visually appealing. And last but not least, it's very compact for a 1TB drive. It's roughly the size of a 5x7 picture and about an inch thick. How can you go wrong with that? Believe the other reviewers, this is a very good, inexpensive hard drive. Just the thing for backups Date: 2008-11-23 | Rating: 5 I own a MacBook and needed an external backup. The AcomData 1 TB 3.5 inch drive was just the thing. Works without a hitch using TimeMachine, the Mac backup program, looks great and the small size of the external drive's enclosure unclutters my desk, while still providing a lot of storage. I've had the drive about a month and use it not only every day, but every hour! A very nice addition to complete my computer needs and at an even nicer price.