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.