Toshiba 500GB External Portable Hard Drive reviews – a tidy and versatile solution for data storage

Monday, February 2, 2009, 8:33
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toshiba-500gb These days, storage of digital media has forced all of us to have a set of back up devices handy to avoid any kind of problems related to loss of data. Also, playback devices and game consoles do not provide with any kind of storage options. So, you must have your options open when it comes to finding solution for a good back up device for storage of your data. To help you with this problem, Toshiba has launched its new 500GB External Portable Hard Drive. This device is a mere palm-sized unit with a smooth black finish. It is available in a variety of colors for the style conscious. The available colors for the unit are ‘Gecko Green’, ‘Hot Rod Red’, ‘Carbon Grey’, ‘Electric Blue’ and ‘Frost White’. With these colors and style, you can fit it nicely with the rest of your home cinema setup aesthetically.

The unit is pretty light in terms of weight and comes with shock protection feature. This feature helps in keeping the data safe in the event of the device being knocked or dropped. The drive is prevented from being slipping around or about on a surface with the help of two rubberized feet at its bottom. These rubberized feet offer a bit more stability when the device is spinning.

The device features no controls on its exterior. The only option provided to you for connectivity is the supplied USB 2.0 short cable. The short cable takes care of the issues related to long wires and their handling. The device can be connected to a large range of gadgets. The data transfer is pretty fast through the USB 2.0 drive and it takes only a minute to transfer across 1 GB of data. The device is offered without any software support and shortcut controls. The device also lacks any alternative connectivity options. The Toshiba 500GB External Portable Hard Drive is available at a price of £120. The device is a very capable unit and is very aesthetically designed. It is a tidy and a versatile data backup solution.