{"id":2431,"date":"2008-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asbis.com\/news\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2023-07-28T14:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:28:24","slug":"toshiba-portable-external-hard-disk-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.asbis.com\/news\/suppliers\/toshiba-portable-external-hard-disk-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Toshiba Portable External Hard Disk Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img height='650' alt='Buy Toshiba Portable HDD at ASBIS B2B e-Shop' hspace='5' width='250' align='right' vspace='5' border='0' src='\/attach\/get\/20081126124142295359000000.jpg' \/>As everyone who uses a PC knows, backing up your all important data&apos;s key and we all do it on a regular basis&#8230;right?&nbsp; Ok, we don&apos;t and that&apos;s my point.&nbsp; Far too often, <strong>external hard disks <\/strong>are too bulky and USB drives simply don&apos;t offer enough storage to cope with today&apos;s digital lifestyle, so what to do?&nbsp; Toshiba&apos;s here to offer a helping hand in the form of their USB 2.0 Portable <a href='http:\/\/www.it4profit.com\/ecatalog\/userend\/shopITProdLite.jsp?SUPPLIER=701&#038;PATERN=&#038;PT=247&#038;MNF=42&#038;SDATA=1&#038;VIEW=0'>External Hard Drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<p>Coming in a variety of sizes, right up to 320GB and offering such a sleek, minimal and dare I say it, sexy design, they truly look the part on paper and when in your hand.&nbsp; A real key feature is that they&apos;re <strong>totally USB powered<\/strong>, so no more scrabbling to find an extra power point to fire up your back up solution.&nbsp; Literally plug it into a suitable USB 2.0 port and you&apos;re good to go!<\/p>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<h3>Key Features<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Smooth and comfortable to the touch: Sleek and glossy finish<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>USB powered for ultimate portability<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Small size saves desktop space and increases mobility<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>&quot;Plug &amp; Play&quot;: Ready to go out of the box<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Shock protection and ramp loading technology to help protect your drive<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Simple solution for backup or increasing computer storage<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<h3>Technical Specs<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Capacity: 160 GB2 \/ 250 GB2 \/ 320 GB2 \/ 400 GB2<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Small Size: 16,5 mm (H) x 81,3 mm (W) x 127 mm (D)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Buffer Size: 8 MB<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Weight: 155 g (310 g packaged)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<h3>System Requirements:<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Microsoft &reg; Windows &reg; 2000, XP or Vista<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Available USB 2.0 Port<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Specifications subject to change<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<h3>Kit Contents:<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Toshiba Portable External Drive<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>Multilingual Quick Install Guide<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;    <\/p>\n<li>USB 2.0 Cable<\/li>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;&#10;<\/p>\n<p>Ok, so the features won&apos;t exactly tell you how it performs in real time and that&apos;s why I&apos;m here.&nbsp; The drive is nigh on silent, I defy anyone to moan about the noise that the drive creates.&nbsp; Plug it in and it&apos;ll sit there, purring almost like Ernst Stavro Blofeld&apos;s persian but looking a hell of alot prettier.&nbsp; Transfers are nothing short of lightning in terms of speed and the drive is picked up and ready to be used within seconds of plugging it in.&nbsp; With every file added, I found myself drawn to liking this drive more and 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