Toshiba HDDR250E03X 250GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive

Editorial Review
Hassle-free, simple and easy, Toshiba's external hard drives are the solution to your backup needs. The included NTI Shadow backup software eliminates the need to push a button or click an icon to activate a backup. Plug in the drive, load the software and you'll have peace of mind in knowing that all of your important digital photos, music, movies and documents are backed up, protected and portable. The software runs in the background capturing updates to files and automatically saving them to the external drive. The Toshiba USB 2.0 External Hard Drive fits easily within a laptop pouch, a knapsack or even a bookshelf. With a USB cable included, the drive can be plugged into just about any desktop or notebook with a USB port and used at home or at work. With everything you need right in the box, Toshiba's External Hard Drives are the ultimate combination of storage and style. Plug and play, ready to go out of the box Easy to use Windows and Mac software Internal shock sensor and ramp loading technology to help protect your drive Simple solution for backup or increasing computer storage System Requirements - Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, USB 2.0 Port Approximate Unit Dimensions - 0.65 (H) x 3.2 (W) x 5.0 (D) Approximate Unit Weight - 6oz
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Customer Reviews

easy, fast, perfect

2008-10-06
easy to use, fast reading data, perfect to carry on the go. i love it!!!

Toshiba Portable USB 2.0 250 GB Hard Drive

2008-09-23
While I've only had this drive for about a month, so far it has worked very well.

i love this product

2008-09-19
Works just fine. Easy to use. Came on time and it fits in a small safe.

I am a bit disappointed

2008-09-18
I had this drive for a about 3 months now and I sad to say its not working anymore...from the time I got it off amazon there was a problem with cable and I had to twist and bend it to make it work.....I guess that cable is not working now...the downside is that the drive doesnt work with all usb cables..I am now searching for a usb cable to see if the drive was really the problem or the cable...just before it finally stopped working I had to format it cuz it was not working...whats even worst is that all my data was on that dive so I lost over 200gbs of music and movies and pics

Easy to use

2008-09-15
I originally bought this to replace my laptop hard drive. It was very easy to open up and get the hard drive out. I was then able to put my old laptop hard drive (80 GB) in the case and use that as an external hard drive. The only problem is the usb cord is only a foot in length, but I'm using it for the portableness. I was able to transfer a 5GB file in about 1 1/2 minutes when using both new and old hard drives.

Other Information
The drive is MK2552GSX which is Sata 300, 5400 RPM, and 8MB cache.

Great Product!!

2008-09-14
Hassle-free, simple and easy, Toshiba's external hard drives are the solution to your backup needs. The included NTI Shadow backup software eliminates the need to push a button or click an icon to activate a backup. Plug in the drive, load the software and you'll have peace of mind in knowing that all of your important digital photos, music, movies and documents are backed up, protected and portable. The software runs in the background capturing updates to files and automatically saving them to the external drive. The Toshiba USB 2.0 External Hard Drive fits easily within a laptop pouch, a knapsack or even a bookshelf. With a USB cable included, the drive can be plugged into just about any desktop or notebook with a USB port and used at home or at work. With everything you need right in the box, Toshiba's External Hard Drives are the ultimate combination of storage and style. Plug and play, ready to go out of the box Easy to use Windows and Mac software Internal shock sensor and ramp loading technology to help protect your drive Simple solution for backup or increasing computer storage System Requirements - Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, USB 2.0 Port Approximate Unit Dimensions - 0.65 (H) x 3.2 (W) x 5.0 (D) Approximate Unit Weight - 6oz

Junk

2008-08-25
I used it one time, to back up my PC. The next time I tried to use the hard drive, it failed. Now I am unable to access or erase the data on the disk. While I do not doubt that Amazon.com would take care of me, I don't feel comfortable returning it as the drive has data on it. I guess I just bought an expensive paperweight.

To add insult to injury, the drive went on sale at another retailer for $10 less than I paid for it at Amazon.com, shortly after I bought it.

Very good so far

2008-08-15
It is working great so far. I like the design and the size. In did not give a 5 star because , as many other reviews say, the SW it uses is not flexible and can be a little bit annoying.

pretty good

2008-08-15
its a good harddrive for its price....

one negative though is that the cord is really short...

cool sleek design... perfect for people on the go.... and for laptops

Great External USB Drive For The PS3!!!

2008-08-14
After doing some research, I didn't find a lot of information on USB HDD's compatible with the Playstation 3. However, based on all the great reviews of this drive and the great price, I decided to take a chance and buy it even though the technical specifications didn't list this drive as compatible with the PS3. Well I'm very happy to say that this drive worked PERFECTLY with my PS3! All that it comes with is the drive, a manual and an extremely short USB cable (not a problem for me since I've got the drive sitting right next to the PS3). It was just plug and play- First, I turned off the PS3 through the switch in the back of the unit. Then I connected the cable to the Drive, and then the other end of the cable to the USB port on the PS3. I turned the PS3 back on and instantly the PS3 recognized the drive. I backed up all my data (about 25G in about 30 minutes). Then I downloaded some content from the Playstation store directly to the drive and then played the content back directly from the drive- again, worked like a charm! The PS3 version that I've got only has a 40G Drive and that fills up fast, so this 250G back up is PERFECT!

I highly recommend it for you PS3 users out there!!!

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