Freecom Mobile 160GB 2.5" Hard Drive USB-2, silver | 
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| Brand: Freecom
Category: CE
Buy New: £39.99
New (11) Used (1) from £39.99
Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 734
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 75.2 x 54.7 x 31.5
MPN: 28146
Model: 28146
EAN: 4021801281463
ASIN: B000J0K9JI
Release Date: September 23, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
you are a professional or home user, these days it is essential to be able to carry your valuable data anywhere with you. Ultra compact, easy-to-use and secure, this USB 2.0 powered portable hard drive makestransporting and sharing data easier than ever. Simply plug it into any computers USB port and take your spreadsheets, documents, movies, photos or music anywhere you go. The perfect travel companion !Need to expand your notebook, PC or Mac with a high capacity drive? No problem, the Freecom Mobile Drive is available from 40 up to 120GB !Dont want annoying noises while working? No problem, The Freecom Mobile Drive has no cooling fan, which ensures quiet operation at all times !Need a hard drive but want to be trendy as well? The Freecom Mobile Drive has a stylish design and is made from lightweight aluminium. It will look perfect next to your notebook !Need to protect your data? No problem, the Mobile Drive comes with an extensive software package, featuring tools for making easy backups, synchronizing files, encrypting files, password protection and more.The new Mobile Drive has it all. A safe feeling, provided by Freecom.Free your mind!Fast, low noise external mobile USB-2 hard drive Buspowered, no AC adapter needed* Aluminium heat absorbing enclosure No cooling fan, ensures quiet operation The easiest way to add and manage extra storage capacity to your notebook or desktop computer Hot swappable, no need to turn off your computer No device IDs or terminations to worry about High quality, sleek design, only 132x83x18mm, easy to take with you Two years manufacturers warranty, free helpdesk support Store all your digital photos, music, movies, games on one central location Take the Freecom Mobile Drive with you and share your files with friends Make abackup of all your important documents and files Make an image of a clean OS installation on your Mobile Drive, easily restore your OS in
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 Used it once before it died October 6, 2008
Mr. A. M. Holmes (London)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased one of these 2 weeks ago, backed up my Laptop straight away and put the HD away. I tried over the weekend to back up some more files to it and although the light came on, it wasn't recognized/couldn't be found by my Laptop or the other 2 Computers I tried it on. I think this is an appauling product and will certainly not be purchasing Freecom items in the future.
 Perfect for Mac July 15, 2008
Ruby Foot (England)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Not being very technically minded, and owning an Apple Mac, I always get a bit anxious when buying peripherals because all the blurbs I read seem to be geared to the PC market.
However, there was no need to worry with this Freecom hard drive. I just plugged it into the USB port on my laptop and it was immediately ready for action.No need to consult the CD manual.
How fabulous.
Also, brilliant delivery service from Amazon.
Looks good and works well. July 8, 2008
G. Robertson (Lincolnshire)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I wanted an external hard drive mainly to back up my modest collection of music and photos.
This item does the job with the minimum of fuss. It comes formatted in FAT32, but I easily reformatted in NTFS using Windows. This took 50 minutes.
The supplied software is very easy to use, no instruction book required really. I like the number of options where you can decide exactly how often you want to back up and under what circumstances. I set it at every two minutes, when a file change is detected.
I am also impressed by the metal case and weightiness, it feels really sturdy.
Would I buy another? Yes.
Sturdy and portable hard drive - recommended July 5, 2008
Mr. S. Man (Lincolnshire, UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
149 Gb of storage when formatted, this portable drive is has an aluminium outer casing.
Other brands tend to have plastic enclosures but I prefered the metallic look and the hard drive is cool to the touch, doesn't get warm at all!
Whisper quiet when in use, cannot hear it at all.
Comes with a short ~40cm USB cable and my Macbook Pro laptop powers the drive from the USB port no problems.
For those who are interested: inside is a Samsung HM160HI SATA 5400rpm hard drive with 8mb cache (the model may vary though, this is just what is in mine.)
Fast transfer speeds over USB 2.0, ~30mb/s
I would recommend this for its aluminium casing, cool and quiet operation, small size (literally fits in the palm of your hand), fast access speeds and its powered by USB.
Very good price too!
 Needs an adapter for Mac Powerbook May 1, 2008
J. D. Adcock
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
This worked fine the one time I tried it on my PC. However, I bought it for the wife and her Powerbook doesn't provide enough power for the hard drive to run without an adapter plugged into the mains. Adapters giving 5V power supply are not very abundant and therefore cost 15-20, so you should either factor in this cost or buy another hard drive if you want to use it with a Mac. I'm very disappointed that this fact was nowhere to be seen in the product description.
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