SimpleTech SimpleDrive SP-UF35/320 320 GB USB 2.0/FireWire External Hard Drive (designed by Pininfarina)

From SimpleTech Technology
	Price: $118.99
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Features - Stylish, external 320 GB Hard Drive with USB 2.0 and FireWire connection - Stylish design by Ferrari designer Pininfarina - Built-in slot for Kensington security lock - Backed by 1-year warranty and unlimited technical support - Measures 5.0 x 1.50 x 8.25 inches (WxHxD) Product Description The sleek lines and ultra-low profile styling of this SimpleDrive were designed by Pinifarina, the very same design firm that gives Ferrari sports cars their stylish lines.Don't let its beauty fool you. SimpleDrive is a high-performance external hard drive ideal for storing and backing up your music, video, photos and more. Amazon.com Product Description Thanks to the sleek, low-profile styling by famed Italian car designer Pininfarina, the SimpleDrive Desktop USB 2.0/FireWire External Hard Drive isn't just another external hard drive. The recipient of the same magic design touch and attention to fine details that helped turn Ferrari and Maserati into icons of the automotive world, the SimpleDrive Desktop will help turn your work space into a virtual art display while offering you up to 320 GB of backup storage for your computer files. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: 20px; } table.callout { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, serif; margin: 10px; width: 250; } td.callout { height: 100 percent; background: #9DC4D8 url(http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding: 10px; width: 250px; } ul.callout { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -12px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; } h5.callout { text-align: center; } The SimpleTech® SimpleDriveTM offers: Slick Ferrari-inspired design by Pininfarina. Dual FireWire and USB 2.0 interface allows for wide compatibility and fast data transfer. Fabrik Ultimate BackupTM for 2 GB of free secure online storage. 1-year warranty. The SimpleDrive was designed Pininfarina of Ferrari fame. View larger. Ferrari-Inspired Low-Profile Design for your Desk Get used to the staring when your colleagues visit your desk. This compact and elegant sapphire blue drive is as much a piece of fine art as a piece of robust hardware. But don't let the looks fool you. Beneath its cool and sleek exterior is a robust, high-capacity, single-drive solution that gives you the ability to store and backup tons of music, videos, photos and documents in a small footprint. Featuring plug and play simplicity, and Mac and PC compatibility, the SimpleDrive Desktop features both a high performing FireWire 400 interface and a hi-speed USB 2.0 interface for fast transfer of data at up to 400 Mb/sec for FireWire and 480 Mb/sec for USB. (Although USB 2.0 runs at a higher signaling rate than FireWire 400, USB transfers data in bursts, while FireWire offers a steady data transfer and is generally considered superior than USB 2.0 for the movement of multimedia data and large files.) Having both interfaces allows for a wider range of compatibility, virtually guaranteeing that the drive will work wherever you take it. Whether you want to increase the capacity of your desktop, or back up your valuable files quickly and securely, the SimpleDrive Desktop will perform for you with style. A built-in Kensington security lock lets you lock down your drive while you're away, and a built-in capacity meter keeps you abreast of your storage situation at all times. Powerful Local and Online Backup Options The SimpleDrive Desktop includes two backup options that will keep your mind at ease about your important data. With the included OneClick backup software, you have the option of either backing up and protecting all your files and folders, or selected ones, with a single click, or automatically. Either way, you'll have the peace of mind knowing your digital world is safe and protected. But for the ultimate in protection, the SimpleDrive Desktop also offers the Fabrik Ultimate Backup solution that uploads your files to a secure, online server that will protect your data from real-world mishaps and offer near-real time protection without bogging down your computer. Fabrik's Ultimate Backup allows you to store up to 2 GB for free on one of its 448-bit encrypted servers, and for just a few dollars a month, you get unlimited capacity to securely store all of your important files and media collections offsite. Acting just like the drive's local backup software, you simply set Fabrik Ultimate Backup once, and it automatically and regularly backs up your content behind the scenes. The capacity meter shows you how much space is left at a quick glance. View larger. All backups, to the external drive or online service, are unobtrusive. Once your initial content has uploaded, the software performs incremental backups, so only the smallest amount of data that has been changed or modified in your files will be updated. (Although the SimpleDrive Desktop is both Mac and PC compatible, at this time the Fabrik Ultimate Backup solution is only available for Windows-based computers.) To keep your content private and confidential, all files are encrypted with 128-bit SSL encryption while in transit, with an option for a private encryption key. Fabrik's offsite 448-bit Blowfish encrypted servers are housed by a Fortune 500 company, ensuring file protection, security and peace of mind. So no matter what happens to your drive--a curious toddler, a spilled drink or natural disaster--your irreplaceable photos, music, videos and files will be safe and secure both offsite and online. The SimpleDrive Desktop measures a scant 1.50 x 8.25 x 5.0 (WxLxD), is backed by a 1-year warranty, and comes with free, unlimited technical support. What's in the Box 3.5 SimpleDrive Desktop External Hard Drive with One-Click Backup Software, USB 2.0 Cable, AC Adapter, Resource CD, and Quick Install Guide. The SimpleDrive comes in different storage capacities for every need. Customer Reviews Avoid at all cost Date: 2008-10-20 | Rating: 1 I purchased this device for the sole purpose of backing up my PC for a reinstall. The first time I used it, I successfully backed up all files, but when I went to retrieve those files, the drive quit on me. After several hours on the phone with customer service, they told me, there was nothing that could be done. The name soon brought back a memory, that I had purchased another product from SimpleTech and that device broke on me as well, if I would have remembered that, I would never had purchased this item. Simply put, all SimpleTech devices I have used have been garbage. I would suggest avoiding this product! DONT BUY THIS BRAND!!!! Date: 2008-12-27 | Rating: 1 I am a DJ and was on the road, my lap top was acting up so I went to Best Buy and grabbed this product, backed up all my tunes, thought I was safe. 2 weeks later it just stopped working. Went to Best Buy they wanted to just exchange it, I didn't care about an exchange I wanted my tunes back. I called the company and after several attempts and talking to pre recorded voice mails I got some chinese guy who told me basically I was screwed. But I could return it for another one. My data was gone forever. You get what you pay for. Not so Simple Tech Date: 2008-09-15 | Rating: 1 After having the drive for less than a year I am already having problems and have lost a file. I have not heard back from the manufactuer but this drive will be returned after I remove what's left of my data and I will be buying a different brand.

SimpleTech 500GB SimpleDrive Pro USB 2.0/eSata External Hard Drive (FP-UFE/500)

From Hitachi
	Price: $153.99
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Features - High performance storage - Fabrik Ultimate Backup for unbeatable online protection - High Speed USB 2.0 interface and blazing-fast 3Gb eSata - PC and Mac Compatible - Smart fan for quiet reliability Product Description As pure high-performance storage, the SimpleTech Pro Drive by Fabrik makes any red-blooded storage heart pump a little faster. Its blazing fast eSATA interface provides up to 3Gb per second data transfer rate and its massive capacity makes it perfect for power users and digital media enthusiasts. With local backup and Fabrik Ultimate Backup, you get the same two-level protection the pros use. So, no matter what happens to your drive-a spilled drink, a curious toddler, a theft or a natural disaster - you know your files are safe and secure online and off-site. A stackable design ensures a snug fit with Fabrik's Simple and Duo Pro Drives, so you can add more storage without taking up more desk space. Customer Reviews Hands down the best external. Date: 2007-12-18 | Rating: 5 I've been going through many externals, and explored many different views. I know many people have done so too and seen mixed reviews as I have. If you are confused on what external to blow your money on, this is the one. This is just so simple, it doesn't have any crazy complex features. It's basically an awesome standard storage. It's so fast. So simple. So good. It's the best damn thing my eyes have ever seen. Simple Drive Date: 2008-02-18 | Rating: 5 Very simple to use and reliable external hard drive. I've been using it for 2 month already - very satisfied. Take a load off! Date: 2008-10-07 | Rating: 4 Other than the initial loading of backup software I've been using File Explorer to organize for my own specific uses. Most of the digital photography I had on the internal drive of my laptop has been filed away on the SimpleTech Drive and given me back some 45GB of an 80GB drive. I've also changed the location of programs on my Desktop to the new drive and things load up much faster than with the 4200 rpm drive in the laptop. Anyway it's great so far. In effect I'm using my laptops internal drive as a backup to the main files of the operating system and every day programs. They offer a system of backup on a safe external server, but I haven't made use of that at this time. The drive is a little noisy, thus the 4 star rating, but when my laptop is sleeping the external drive quiets down to where it can't be heard. I have the drive resting, on it's side rather than on the rubber paded feet it has on it's underbelly. The drive is connected with the USB cable that came with it, but I hope to get an ESATA cable soon, especially since I already installed an adapter that enbled my laptop to recieve it. The local computer shop never heard of an "external" SATA cable before, but once it's installed it could make a significant difference in data transfer speeds. If it does it will be one of the benefits of this "Pro" model which has both USB and ESATA ports. Enjoy! Very poor customer service Date: 2008-08-02 | Rating: 1 I bought this Simpletech hard drive on Amazon, upon arrival and opening the packaging it was obvious there was a loose fastener inside the unit.I called Simpletech that day and talked to a gentleman in the tech dept., who told me they thought all those units were recalled, to go to the website and fill in the form and request return shipping and they would be happy to replace it. The forms were filled in that day with a note requesting return shipping, I never received a reply, so I called 3 days later, the gentleman said he sent a reply by email as we spoke. No reply, 2 days later I called again, fairly hot, the next day I received an email stating all my liability and that I was responsible for all shipping. I promptly sent a email back to Simpletech explaining the situation and I would be sending a review of this product to Amazon, the unit was never used, was repackaged upon arrival, so I returned it to Amazon only after getting no satisfaction from Simpletech. I did get a call on my cell phone from a tech at Simpletech a few days later apoligizing and offering to make good on my purchase and to pay shipping. When there were previous complaints on this product Amazon should have checked there stocks serial numbers and returned them, Simpletech needs to seriously improve their customer service and the lack of action by employees. This was a complete waste of time and a very poor experience with a company I had confidence in. I never was able to use the drive so I can't comment on the quality. I'm glad Amazon has a solid return policy. shipped in pieces Date: 2008-08-25 | Rating: 1 I must admit, i never actually got to test this unit. The first one arrived with a screw rattling around in the case and you could hear the drive moving around. I instantly returned it for another one only to have the second one arrive in exactly the same condition. I showed it to my IT friend to see if i was just being crazy, he said he wouldn't even plug it in. so i returned the second one as well. When this is supposed to be a back up solution, it does not instill a lot of confidence when the drive is chunking around loose in the case. I will most likely never buy a Simpletech product ever again.

SimpleTech 1TB SimpleDrive Pro Duo USB 2.0/eSata External Drive (FP-UFE2/1TB)

From Hitachi
	Price: $248.99
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Features - High performance storage for data-intensive applications - Fabrik Ultimate Backup for unbeatable online protection - High speed USB 2.0 and blazing-fast 3Gb eSata - RAID 0 for performance or RAID 1 for protection - Smart fan for quiet reliability Product Description With SimpleTech's Duo Pro Drive, you can choose to use Duo Pro's double disks for smooth video edits sessions with minimal dropouts, an ultra-responsive Photoshop scratch disk, or complex 3D & special effects rendering. Just select the RAID 0 setup for lightning speed or select RAID1 to simultaneously back up everything on each disk every time you save it. With local backup and Fabrik Ultimate Backup, you get the same two-level protection professionals use. Fabrik Ultimate Backup keeps encrypted copies of your files on our dedicated off-site servers. It's always working even when you're not, so you get constant, near real time backup that won't slow down your system. Duo Pro Drive's secure stackable design ensures a snug fit so you can always add more storage without taking up more desk space. Kensington Security Lock Slot System Requirements - Windows 2000/XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.3 or Higher, Available USB 2.0, 1.1 or eSATA II Port Dimensions - Width 3.25 x Length 7.5 x Height 5 (82.6x190.5x127mm) Customer Reviews fantastic value Date: 2008-03-22 | Rating: 5 i have about ten hard drives. im a tech geek and this is easily my favorite. i picked it because of the RAID capabilities... this one is for storing important files so i wanted something that was redundant. this thing is fast, very quiet!, and stays cooler than all of my other drives! go simpletech! buy it now... for less than $250 it is a STEAL So far so awesome (briefly!) Date: 2008-02-05 | Rating: 5 I bought this adorable little jobby to expand my multimeadia collection. It's very good with USB, but the presence of an eSATA port brings it to the next level. I'm going to use it with an HP mediasmart home server (which has an eSATA port) to stream it to my TV. I might even buy another one. Nice nice nice. EDIT: This thing spun itself melty inside the first year of heavy use. I went through simpletech's RMA procedure since it was under warrantee, and they send me a "new" one. The replacement ground itself into dust, losing all the stuff I had backed up off the old one, WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK after I plugged it in. I would not recommend this again. Great product, documentation is terrible though Date: 2009-10-03 | Rating: 5 Drive has been running great for more than 6 months now with heavy use. I have it set to RAID 1 (500GB mirrored). My only complaint is that the documentation that came with the drive was terrible and described almost nothing. The drive comes set up for 1TB RAID0, changing to 500GB RAID1 took a very long time to finish, but once it was done (solid white light), it was good to go. Disaster recovery complete Date: 2008-03-01 | Rating: 4 4 stars because first one I ordered gave a "USB device not recognized" error and ad to be returned. Second arrived and was recognized but did not have any softare installed. I called customer support and they e-mailed me the software to downlaod. I then backed up all of my files (around 30GB) which was around 1.5 hours with the USB connection. 3 weeks later my system was wrecked by an IT specialist from my company and had to be re-imaged. Entire internal hard drive cleared. Sickenng feeling went away as the restore function completely replaced all of my files to original look and feel before the crash. On;y data lost was a few photos that I had not backed up. Job well done. 4 stars (not five) for the start up flail. No Problems So Far Date: 2008-08-15 | Rating: 4 Maybe I got lucky for a change, but I've had no problems. Perhaps it's because I didn't order it from Amazon. Recent Amazon orders I've gotten have been poorly packaged thus subjecting the items to impact damage. I'm using the drive in "mirrored" vs. "striping" which is the default. It takes a couple hours to reformat the discs, then no further setup is needed. Other that the little fan inside being rather noisy, it's been good for the 6 months or so that I've had it.

SimpleTech 1.5TB SimpleDrive Pro Duo USB 2.0/eSata External Drive (FP-UFE2/1.5TB)

From Hitachi
	Price: $384.99
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Features - High performance storage for data-intensive applications - Fabrik Ultimate Backup for unbeatable online protection - High speed USB 2.0 and blazing-fast 3Gb eSata - RAID 0 for performance or RAID 1 for protection - Smart fan for quiet reliability Product Description SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive by Fabrik. Serious digital pros need only apply. Must be willing to receive massive performance, capacity and data protection on multiple levels. Choose RAID 0 for super-fast performance or RAID 1 for added data protection. With local backup and Fabrik Ultimate Backup, you get the same two-level protection the pros use. So, no matter what happens to your drivea spilled drink, a curious toddler, a theft or a natural disasteryou know your files are safe and secure online and off-site. Free 2GB online account, or for less than five dollars per month, upgrade to unlimited capacity thats fast, affordable and secure. A secure and stackable design ensures a snug fit with Fabriks Simple and Pro Drives, so you can add more storage without taking up more desk space. Stackm up and impress your friends! USB 2.0 and eSATA interface. Customer Reviews Dependable Backup/External Hard Drive Solution! Date: 2009-07-17 | Rating: 5 Features RAID 0/1 (two 750GB drives) for speed and/or redundancy. I've had it for 6+ months with no problems. The fan makes some noise, but it's negligible. Very happy with purchase. Mediocre build, no power management Date: 2009-12-03 | Rating: 1 This drive should be avoided if possible , i regret buying this unit. This unit has no power management ( one has to manually turn it off after use ) , other similar units sold by "serious" manufacturers have advanced power management which will turn the drive off when the pc is powered down. This unit is also quite noisy. There are many other alternatives that seem to be way ahead in terms of product maturity and features.

SimpleTech 2TB SimpleDrive Pro Duo USB 2.0/eSata External Drive (FP-UFE2/2TB)

From Hitachi
	Price: $499.99
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Features - High performance storage for data-intensive applications - Fabrik Ultimate Backup for unbeatable online protection - High speed USB 2.0 and blazing-fast 3Gb eSata - RAID 0 for performance or RAID 1 for protection - Smart fan for quiet reliability Product Description PRODUCT FEATURES:High performance storage for data-intensive applicationsRAID 0 for performance or RAID 1 for protectionStackable with Pro and Simple Drive designsFabrik Ultimate Backup for unbeatable online protectionFabrik local backup for onsite protectionHigh speed USB 2.0 and blazing- fast 3Gb eSATASmart fan for quiet reliabilitySecurity lock slotQuick and easy installation Customer Reviews Great Product Date: 2009-03-03 | Rating: 5 I have owned this item for over a year now and it works flawlessly. I have it setup as a RAID 1 (total redundancy) backup drive and backup to it once per week. Easy to use and no problems. I use a free backup software called syncback (Windows only) for backing up everything. Simple settup, inconvenient when one disk dies Date: 2009-11-23 | Rating: 3 I bought this after the RAID utility in a comparable Buffalo box wouldn't switch to RAID 1. No problem with this drive, as you do it through a mechanical switch on the back of the box. The other "nice" thing about this SimpleTech box is that the only printed instructions were printed directly on the inside flap of the box! In connecting it up to a USB port, I saw that the drive was already configured NTFS RAID 0, with documentation files on the drive itself. Bring up the startup program and you're presented with a menu of documents, all of which are on the Web. Brought up the one with instructions on how to switch to RAID 1 and followed the instructions. The software included on the drive doesn't touch the drive at all. All it does is provide instructions on how to get Windows to initialize the drive! That actually kind of gives my heart warm fuzzies. The only "software" from SimpleTech that physically accesses the drive is the RAID firmware built into the drive hardware itself. When I speak above about "how to get Windows to initialize the drive," I should say, how to FORMAT the drive, because (as I had forgotten) "initializing" a drive has a technical meaning and "initializing" a drive must be performed before formatting the drive. I had to look up how to do that in the Microsoft Help. The documentation included on the duo pro drive itself does not mention this "initializing" step and I had to figure that out for myself. The SimpleTech documentation does state that it will take a long time to "rebuild the RAID structure" as they call it. This apparently is a high level way of saying, "formatting the drive for RAID 1" because in the entire procedure to bring this drive up I didn't see a single step explicitly called "rebuilding the RAID structure." At the end of the the format (which took 12 hours), the Windows Disk Management Utility simply and suddenly shows the drive as formatted and set to NTFS with the volume name I gave it. At this point, it's ready to receive files and you can just use Windows Explorer to copy and paste files. I had a 750 Gbyte eSATA drive with 400 GBytes of data I wanted to put on the duo pro, so I just copy and pasted. I started that operation about two hours ago and it's 25% through with the operation. So far the copy operation is proceeding without incident and the drive is staying quite cool. In any case, figure 12 hours to "rebuild the RAID structure" and another 8 hours to copy 400 GBytes to the drive. The SimpleTech instructions makes this claim: "Note: The Duo Pro Drive can accomodate ormal [sic] read/write activities after the mode change (during the rebuild) but the transfer rate will be slower." Really? I can copy files to the drive while it is being formatted? I didn't want to test this theory so I didn't try it. Other things I noticed is that the instructions for formatting the drive must have been taken from the Windows XP Disk Management Utility because it talked about "creating a new partition" and under Vista you have "creating a new volume." Apparently by the time Microsoft developed Vista they thought that users are far too stupid to understand what "partition" means but would have no trouble knowing what a volume is. Sorry. I found this extremely confusing. The instructions should have been smart enough to figure out whether it was running on XP or Vista and brought up a different set of text for the two operating systems. I'm a software developer and I know this isn't rocket science. Software developers should do that as a matter of course. Now, what about when one of the drives in the duo pro fails? To my chagrin, after buying this unit and opening the box, I learned that customers can't replace the disk themselves. They are instructed to copy the drive that still works to another drive (just buy another unit, I suppose!) and call customer service. Well, I guess you get what you pay for. If you want flexibility, pay the big bucks. This thing was dirt cheap and I guess at prices like this, they just expect you to throw them away when they fail. But other people reviewing this product report a total meltdown, where you can't get at either drive without physically removing them from the box and installing them in some kind of other enclosure. Doesn't sound like fun. I guess beggars can't be choosy. Other reviewers are complaining about this drive failing catastrophically after just hours or perhaps just a few months of use. If that happens to me, I'll be writing another review (under my wife's login because Amazon won't let you change a rating). In the meantime, I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt because everything seems to be working reasonably well. I haven't tested it yet, but reading from this drive should be much faster the writing, since you only have to read from one copy of the data. Writing requires two drives and writing is always slower than reading anyhow. Most of my accesses to this drive will be reading, so it should work OK. Finally, people have complained that the case is made out of "flimsy plastic" and it often comes cracked and destroyed through the mail. I must say that it doesn't LOOK all that bad. It's at least painted to look like metal. I know it's more convenient to buy from Amazon than go to your local computer store, but for those close to Fry's, you can usually get it cheaper from Fry's than from Amazon and it's even easier to replace the unit if it's DOA. The other thing is, what do you want for peanuts? Personally, I plan on handling the unit with kid gloves and not knock it about. Of course I'll have to keep an eagle eye out on the grandchildren when they're around, but such is life in the big city. If you want robustness, pay the big bucks and get a tank. That's about all I have to say on that score. Addendum: I finished downloading my 400 GB without incident. It took about 7 hours and the front light was blinking furiously the whole time (naturally). The drive case was only mildy warm during the whole ordeal. Then I disconnected the drive and moved it to its permanent home, my wife's computer. I did all the work on my Vista machine. My wife's machine is XP. No problem getting it up and running. Just plugged it in and turned it on. One problem with the drive is that it's quite noisy when it seeks: a series of dull thuds which I've been hearing from PC disk drives for decades, although some manufacturers have solved this problem. You might want to put it on the floor. I've since researched this drive some more and looked at alternatives. From reports I've read, this drive is apparently quite fragile and as I've mentioned above, is not designed for error recovery. It's simply the "poor man's" RAID 1 drive. But the whole point of RAID 1 is data integrity. It's just totally unacceptable that you have to "contact the manufacturer" when one of the disks goes bad. If you want more than a "toy" RAID 1 drive, you really need hot swappable controllers and disks in metal cases. For that you're going to pay a lot more. At least this drive has forced air cooling. Any solution that doesn't will soon die. Don't believe it when you hear a case has "good heat sinks" that will protect the drive. Lies, all lies. The manufacturer must has stock in the disk drive manufacturing companies. Do NOT buy this product! Date: 2010-01-22 | Rating: 1 Ok so i bought the 2tb drive from Frys in southern CA. had it for about one month and was still in the process of copying stuff over to it. I had about 700MB copied to it. And i go to turn it on one day and a message pops up on my desktop saying would you like to initilize the drive? as in they are empty and it wants me to format it! What the! of course i did not do that. shut down started over! same thing! I asked Frys electronics what to do and they said basically im screwed! Oh and that they also would not take it back or refund me my money either! Same thing with simple tech comstomer service! basically said there was nothing to do that this just happens sometimes! Thats unexceptable! im so mad! I strongly suggest not buying this product! from - "madatsimpletech" Noisy Fan Date: 2010-02-05 | Rating: 1 I have had the 2TB drive for a while (1 yr). I returned it twice because the fan is noisy. The third one is no different. I just purchased the 4TB drive, and the fan is even noisier than all the other ones. The noise is quite distracting. If you have this in your bedroom, you will not be able to go to sleep. Lost data twice with this drive Date: 2009-08-05 | Rating: 1 The original one of these drives that I bought failed after about 45 days - just enough time to have copied a lot of data onto it, and to lose it all. SimpleTech replaced that drive under warranty, and this second one failed 3 days later. Not so much data lost this time. (It failed by losing power completely, so even RAID 1 did not save the data). While disk drives are not perfectly reliable I have never had such an unbelievably high failure rate on any of the many drives I've purchased over the years. I won't be buying SimpleTech / Fabrik again.

SimpleTech 750GB SimpleDrive Pro USB 2.0/eSata External Hard Drive (FP-UFE/750)

From Hitachi
	Price: $197.99
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Features - High performance storage - Fabrik Ultimate Backup for unbeatable online protection - High Speed USB 2.0 interface and blazing-fast 3Gb eSata - PC and Mac Compatible - Smart fan for quiet reliability Product Description As pure high-performance storage, the SimpleTech Pro Drive by Fabrik makes any red-blooded storage heart pump a little faster. Its blazing fast eSATA interface provides up to 3Gb per second data transfer rate and its massive capacity makes it perfect for power users and digital media enthusiasts. With local backup and Fabrik Ultimate Backup, you get the same two-level protection the pros use. So, no matter what happens to your drive-a spilled drink, a curious toddler, a theft or a natural disaster - you know your files are safe and secure online and off-site. A stackable design ensures a snug fit with Fabrik's Simple and Duo Pro Drives, so you can add more storage without taking up more desk space.

SimpleTech PRO750Q Pro Drive 750 GB Quad Interface External Hard Drive (Grey)

From Hitachi
	Price: $141.99
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Features - High-performance storage and backup - Quad interface for plug and play flexibility: USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and 3Gb/sec eSATA - Compact design stacks or stands upright - Award-winning Fabrik backup software, including 2GB free online backup - Security lock slot Product Description As pure high-performance storage, the SimpleTech Pro Drive by Fabrik makes any red-blooded storage heart pump a little faster. Its blazing fast eSATA interface provides up to 3GB per second data transfer rate and its massive capacity makes it perfect for power users and digital media enthusiasts. With local backup and Fabrik Ultimate Backup, you get the same two-level protection the pros use. So, no matter what happens to your drive - a spilled drink, a curious toddler, a theft, or a natural disaster - you know your files are safe and secure online and off-site. Free 2GB online account, or for less than five dollars per month, upgrade to unlimited online capacity that is fast, affordable, and secure. A stackable design ensures a snug fit with Fabrik¿s Simple and Duo Pro Drives, so you can add more storage without taking up more desk space. USB 2.0 and eSATA interface. Its capacity is 750GB. Manufacturer Product Description SimpleTech Pro Drive™ – Works Like a Pro. Plug n' Play Simple. High performance storage and backup up to 3X the speed of USB 2.0. With four built-in ways to connect (USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and 3Gb/sec eSATA) and award-winning backup software included, Pro Drive is a smart investment that delivers everything you need to succeed. High performance desktop hard drive for professionals and prosumers QUAD interface for plug n' play flexibility: USB 2.0 Turbo, FW400, FW800, 3Gbps eSATA SimpleTech Pro Drive Works Like a Pro. Plug n' Play Simple. High performance storage and backup up to 3X the speed of USB 2.0. With four built-in ways to connect (USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and 3Gb/sec eSATA) and award-winning backup software included, Pro Drive is a smart investment that delivers everything you need to succeed. Compact, Intelligent Design Its compact design lets you stack multiple units or stand them upright to optimize your desk space, and a built-in security lock helps ensure your drive remains where you left it. Also includes Fabrik Ultimate Backup™ which works in the background to automatically save copies of your precious files on encrypted, secure servers – for ultimate online backup protection that's safe and protected from life's little disasters. Prosumers and small businesses who need professional-grade storage and backup of critical files, documents, and media collections Features and Benefits High-performance storage and backup Quad interface for plug and play flexibility: USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and 3Gb/sec eSATA Compact design stacks or stands upright Award-winning Fabrik backup software, including 2GB free online backup Security lock slot Friendly, free unlimited technical support PC and Mac compatible 3 year warranty What's in the Box Pro Drive Quad Interface External Hard Drive USB 2.0 Cable FireWire 400 Cable AC Adapter Fabrik Local Backup Software Fabrik Ultimate Backup™ Service (2GB free)† Free technical support 3-Year warranty* * Warranty period may vary based on regulations of the country where this product is purchased. Subject to certain terms and conditions Customer Reviews Great Drive for the Price! Date: 2009-01-11 | Rating: 5 I've had this drive for a couple weeks. It works great. The quad interface is really handy, now I use firewire 400, which is really fast. In the future I plan to use eSATA, having the choice is great. Extremely quiet, cool when not in use, it gets hot when spinning but not overly hot. If I ever need some more space, I will definitely buy a SimpleTech PRO Quad. SimpleTech Pro750Q Date: 2009-02-03 | Rating: 4 The USB interface to my computer running Microsoft Windows XP Pro, SR2 worked well. However, the FireWire 400 interface has not. While I believe the problem is a Windows configuration issue, very little support in troubleshooting it could be found either in the drive documentation or on the product website. In fact, neither the Fast Start instructions nor the more detailed product guide had information to ensure proper Firewire connections. Nevertheless, other than being a bit slow, the drive works very well with the USB connection. Works well, packaging terrible Date: 2009-09-22 | Rating: 4 When I got my drive, all of the cables were unnecessarily taped to the inside of the box with this really nasty tape. The tape left all sorts of nasty sticky tape residue after it was removed. After some really hard scrubbing and multiple cleaning products, it just won't come off. So now I'm left with a sticky power adapter and cables. Otherwise, the drive looks nice and it pretty fast as long as you purchase a firewire 800 cable for it. It only comes with USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 cables, and they're kind of short. Even though I don't have an eSata port on my computer, it's nice that it also comes with that feature if I ever decide to use it. Sometimes I have issues getting it to mount on my computer, and I'm not sure if it's my cable or the actual firewire 800 port on the drive or my computer. It seems to always mount fine using firewire 400. Overall a very good hard drive, at a very cheap price. Not As A DVR Extender Date: 2008-12-27 | Rating: 3 Beautifully made, quiet, with all the output ports. But it won't work as a DVR storage extender with the Scientific Atlanta 8300 DVR which is what I bought it for. Doesn't work with Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR Date: 2009-06-28 | Rating: 3 Bought for my Scienticif Atlanta 8300HD DVR, but two different DVRs will not connect; both report device not communicating propoerly. Oh well... Will have to return. Note: I rated three, trying to minimize my affect on the average. I have no idea if good or not, just won't work for my situation.