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Designed by Pininfarina, the very same design firm that gives Ferrari sports cars their stylish lines, SimpleDrive Portable hard drive is the easiest way to add fast, reliable storage to any desktop, laptop or notebook computer. With USB 2.0 setup is a snap and data transfer speeds up to 480Mb/second.
StorageSync automatic backup software makes full or incremental backups fast and easy every time. And every SimpleDrive Portable hard drive comes with a free 2GB account on myfabrik.com so you can store, manage, and share your media online
This review is from : SimpleTech SP-U25/250 SimpleDrive 250 GB 2.5-Inch USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Silver)
Simpletech 250GB (SP-U25/250) 5400 RPM Hard drive . I have quite a few of these hard drives: IOgear (GHD425U160: 160GB), Lacie (301266: 160GB), Simpletech (SP-U25/250: 250 GB) etc. (and soon to have a Toshiba too). All of these hard drives are handy (fits into your palm; about 5 inches by 3 inches), lightweight (5 ozs to 6 ozs; 150 gms to 180 gms) to carry around and can carry a lot of data (149GB or 232 GB in computer/binary/real terms which, in commercial/decimal terms, mean 160GB and 250GB respectively). I have been using Simpletech flash drives for about 2 years now and I am quite satisfied with those; so I opted for a Simpletech hard drive (and then later bought one more from eBay).
The Simpletech SP-U25/250 hard drive is stylist, lighter in weight than the Lacie and IOgear (probably about 150 gms/5ozs vs. 180 gms/6 ozs) drives I have, which could be due to its being made of plastic (though it probably has a metallic coating on the top and the bottom) and through which you can peep into the insides, from the side. I do not know if this is a drawback, and I also think that probably the bodies of IOgear and Lacie are also made of plastic, but with a tougher metallic case, they give me a feeling of better physical security. [However, my friend thinks that it does not matter, because a hard drive that falls from your hand could be anyhow dead, no matter what material it is made up of!]. I have also noticed that the sides being see-through plastic, it already got some scratches (only on the sides) within the short time period (3 weeks or so) of my using it. Probably it will be nice to buy some sort of a cover or a case to carry this drive around, if you are sensitive about scratches or physical beauty of the drive; I am, and so I carry it in a case.
Other than that, I have no complaints. I have been using it for 3 weeks now, and often I use it overnight to transfer data (the USB 1.1 ports on my computers are notoriously slow, to say the least! Note: USB 2.0 port is 30-40 times faster.) and it never gave me any grief (to quote, Al Pacino). It gets very litle heated even after long periods of use.
For those of you, who earlier had problems with power supply for such baby hard drives (my friend, for example, had to return his Western Digital drive due to that problems) and needed to buy a Y-cable (or return the drive), the Simpletech SP-U25/250 comes with a Y-cable. (in all fairness, I never had a problem with any of the drives; but even before buying the IOgear drive, my first mobile hard drive, I had written them asking if this could be an issue, and they replied telling that in the event of a problem, they would provide me with a Y-cable, free of cost. I think that was a nice thing to do, and I am impressed with IOgear customer service).
Simpletech 250GB (SP-U25/250) 5400 RPM Hard drive . I have quite a few of these hard drives: IOgear (GHD425U160: 160GB), Lacie (301266: 160GB), Simpletech (SP-U25/250: 250 GB) etc. (and soon to have a Toshiba too). All of these hard drives are handy (fits into your palm; about 5 inches by 3 inches), lightweight (5 ozs to 6 ozs; 150 gms to 180 gms) to carry around and can carry a lot of data (149GB or 232 GB in computer/binary/real terms which, in commercial/decimal terms, mean 160GB and 250GB respectively). I have been using Simpletech flash drives for about 2 years now and I am quite satisfied with those; so I opted for a Simpletech hard drive (and then later bought one more from eBay).
The Simpletech SP-U25/250 hard drive is stylist, lighter in weight than the Lacie and IOgear (probably about 150 gms/5ozs vs. 180 gms/6 ozs) drives I have, which could be due to its being made of plastic (though it probably has a metallic coating on the top and the bottom) and through which you can peep into the insides, from the side. I do not know if this is a drawback, and I also think that probably the bodies of IOgear and Lacie are also made of plastic, but with a tougher metallic case, they give me a feeling of better physical security. [However, my friend thinks that it does not matter, because a hard drive that falls from your hand could be anyhow dead, no matter what material it is made up of!]. I have also noticed that the sides being see-through plastic, it already got some scratches (only on the sides) within the short time period (3 weeks or so) of my using it. Probably it will be nice to buy some sort of a cover or a case to carry this drive around, if you are sensitive about scratches or physical beauty of the drive; I am, and so I carry it in a case.
Other than that, I have no complaints. I have been using it for 3 weeks now, and often I use it overnight to transfer data (the USB 1.1 ports on my computers are notoriously slow, to say the least! Note: USB 2.0 port is 30-40 times faster.) and it never gave me any grief (to quote, Al Pacino). It gets very litle heated even after long periods of use.
For those of you, who earlier had problems with power supply for such baby hard drives (my friend, for example, had to return his Western Digital drive due to that problems) and needed to buy a Y-cable (or return the drive), the Simpletech SP-U25/250 comes with a Y-cable. (in all fairness, I never had a problem with any of the drives; but even before buying the IOgear drive, my first mobile hard drive, I had written them asking if this could be an issue, and they replied telling that in the event of a problem, they would provide me with a Y-cable, free of cost. I think that was a nice thing to do, and I am impressed with IOgear customer service).
SimpleTech SP-U25/250 SimpleDrive 250 GB 2.5-Inch USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Silver) Reviews
Portable and great looking . This product is everything I expected -- great performance in a small, stylish package. (I don't care for the extra USB on the cord, but I understand that some may need this.)
Portable and great looking . This product is everything I expected -- great performance in a small, stylish package. (I don't care for the extra USB on the cord, but I understand that some may need this.)
SimpleTech SP-U25/250 SimpleDrive 250 GB 2.5-Inch USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Silver) Opinions
Great Price - Easy To Use . Too many photos, tired of CD's for backups, this SimpleDrive 250 is the answer. I have a couple and don't know what I would do without it. Easy set-up and great design. Compact and stylish.
Great Price - Easy To Use . Too many photos, tired of CD's for backups, this SimpleDrive 250 is the answer. I have a couple and don't know what I would do without it. Easy set-up and great design. Compact and stylish.
Love it! . Simpletech is great! I use this drive to back up my entire hard drive. It's so great that my friends have asked me to help them buy it online too. It's small, sleek, and easy to use. Also the price have dropped considerably for the 250GB.
SimpleTech SP-U25/250 Portable Hard Drive . This transaction was handled extremely professionally and in a timely fashion. I am quite happy with the product. Originally, I received the product and it was not properly working. The company promptly dealt with the issue, reimbursed me for return shipping fees, and sent me the same model. This model is working extremely well and is n excellent price for what is offered!
good product and fast shipping . This product is good in design. I m happy with the supplier for its fast shipping.
SimpleTech 250GB as good as it seems . What's not to like? Great styling, PnP use, a whopping 250GB in a portable USB device, online storage/sharing application. The support site leaves a bit to be desired, but it's PnP/USB. The only thing I could wish for is Firewire support.
Cons Review
worked great for short time . Item worked well for first few times it was used. Then it started to loose the USB connection in the middle of a file transfer. After that, started to get error indicating USB device not recognized. Not a problem with the computer since it happens on multiple computers. Retured for new one, has not arrived yet.
It's great until you lose all of your information . I've had my little hard drive for just over a year and it suddenly stopped working. Nothing really extreme in my lifestyle either - it was just sitting in my top desk drawer and decided to surprise me one day by never working again. I would never even consider taking one of these even if I were paid to, because you'll only lose all of your valuable information with it.
worst customer service and disk itself . this has the worst customer service and the slowest one. It looks like the technical support peopleare sleeping while replying. there is not effort made to contact the customer and they just sit on it. Never buy it..
My drive stopped working after 2 months and I am suffering.
My drive stopped working after 2 months and I am suffering.
Feature SimpleTech SP-U25/250 SimpleDrive 250 GB 2.5-Inch USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Silver)
- 250 GB 2.5-inch USB 2.0 portable hard drive for fast, reliable desktop or laptop storage
- 5400 RPM spin rate; 8 Mb buffer cache; transfer speeds up to 480 Mb/s
- Powers via USB connection
- Designed by Pininfarina, the designer of Ferrari sports cars
- 1-year limited warranty
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Product Details
EAN : 0705487174854UPC : 705487174854
MPN : SP-U25/250
Brand : SimpleTech
Color : Silver
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 9 inches
Width : 6 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Hardware Platform : PC
Manufacturer : SimpleTech Technology
Model : SP-U25/250
Publisher : SimpleTech Technology
Size : 250 GB
SKU : 62517
Studio : SimpleTech Technology
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