Acomdata External Hard Drive

Sunday, February 7, 2010

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

From Acomdata

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.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

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

From Acomdata

Price:	~~$208.99~~

Accessories
- LACIE Refurbished Firewire 800 Pci Card - 711789 (Sealed and Packaged by Lacie with a 90 Day Warranty)

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.

Friday, February 5, 2010

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

From Acomdata

Price:	~~$269.99~~

Accessories
- Microsoft Outlook 2007
- Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
- Norton Antivirus 2010 1-User
- Quicken Deluxe 2010
- Kaspersky Antivirus 2010 1-User

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.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

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

From Acomdata

Price:	~~$85.99~~

Accessories
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition FULL VERSION with SP2
- Microsoft Outlook 2007
- Norton Antivirus 2010 1-User
- Quicken Deluxe 2010
- Kaspersky Antivirus 2010 1-User

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.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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

From Acomdata

Price:	~~$144.99~~

Accessories
- Clickfree Automatic Backup Hard Drive Transformer USB 2.0 Cable CAB101
- Rebit RSCD 350000 Software CD For Storage Backup
- Multi-pc User CD
- Rebit Backup Software for Multiple PCs (6) RSCD350000MPOS
- Rebit Backup Software for Single PC- RSCD35000POS

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.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

AcomData HDEXXU2E3 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Enclosure

From Acomdata

Price:	~~$49.19~~

Accessories
No Accessories.

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.

Monday, February 1, 2010

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

From Acomdata

Price:	~~$129.99~~

Accessories
No Accessories.

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.

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