I would highly recommend this disk. I'm using it with a Mac, and it worked straight out of the box (although I chose to reformat it in Mac OS Extended). It is very slim, very solidly build with a completely metal body, and it is almost silent. The buss power is a bonus as well -- really makes this easy to use.
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I bough this product a week ago. I am using it on Mac.
Installation was quick and painless as there wasn't any. I simply plugged in the USB and it worked. I re-formatted the drive in Mac OS Extended format and am using it as a back-up drive. Mac Time Machine took maybe an hour to back-up 50GB of data, very impressive speed.
The only downside so far: the drive is a bit noisy. To be clear: this is not the read/write noise, but it simply the noise of either the drive spinning or there may be a fan inside the casing. Either way, I can hear the drive quite clearly when it sits on my desk.
I have had a smaller Freecom drive before that didn't make any noise whatsoever.
This works with the Linux based version of the Eee PC. I thought I had to load the driver's off the provided disc.
It's worth having something like this.
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I have just taken my Freecom 320GB XXS out of its packaging and am amazed that so much power can be packed into such a tiny, well-designed unit. It really is an impressive little gadget. Very tactile in its protective sleeve and virtually silent in operation. With Mac OS X there's no set-up to do, you just plug it in, transfer the manuals into your documents folder, delete them from the Freecom (hope that was the right thing to do) and you're ready to go. There's one folder left on it called 'System Volume Information'. I'm not quite sure what that is so have left it on the HD just in case. On the packaging it says this tiny thing can store 215,000 Jpegs -amazing.
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This thing is extremely loud. I can't stress just how loud it is without typing in capitals and looking like a clown, so I'll say again, this thing is EXTREMELY LOUD.
The machine's whirring and clicking and vibrating across the table, that is, not the audio level of the cd's it plays. It honestly sounds like a power tool is being used in the house. You will probably regret buying it.
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Small, quiet and really portable drive. Average speed 25 MB/s is not impressive comparing to 7200rpm 3.5 models but this drive is designed for easy access and mobility- not for speed! 5 years limited warranty included. 2 USB ports required!
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I was very well impressed with the bag. All credit for the people who have created it. Its been well designed to protect the laptop at the same time enough space for the rest of the stuff. I use HP 15.4 Lappy and it simply slides into it. The removable laptop cover is the best part. Its got carry space for water bottles on either sides and at the same time a head phone outlet to keep the MP3 players safe inside the bag. The straps are well adaptive and has a mobile pouch for users. The only critic I have is that it has impressed too many people and hence u may not be the only person sharing the benefit of this bag. It needs some new make over or atleast a color combination to make some differnce.
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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.
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