Simpletech Storage Reviews

"Has a lock feature if you take it somewhere...I am also very happy with the Fabrik sofware...none didnt work out of the box, upon further research this seems to be a common problem..." read more »

"Stylish design Free 2GB of online backup Encryption software...Mediocre transfer speeds...If you’d like to double the protection of your most cherished files, you can download the Windows 2000, XP, and Vista–compatible Fabrik Ultimate Backup software (backup.fabrik.com) to send 2GB of data to the cloud for free, or upload an unlimited amount of data for $4.95 per month...We would like to have seen faster read and write speeds—and the Ultimate Backup..." read more »

"High-end design; backup software included for both Mac and PC; fast read speeds on a Mac...Thick; much higher price per gigabyte than competing drives...Clean styling is the order of the day with this drive...On new computers, a single USB connection will deliver sufficient power and data, but if you need more power, you can attach the second USB plug to a second USB port on your computer...With our MacBook Pro (a 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo model), we achieved..." read more »

"Inexpensive, easy to set-up, all the cables you need to get started...cheers Works good and fast everything but not last long, I will never buy anything made from China again, this Hard drive made from China, Cheap parts, I lost everything 1000 of my Collection songs, Movies games and software, try Western Digital and segate...very good hard drive, fast access time, runs cool and quiet, and defrags fast..." read more »

"Considering that many notebooks still come with hard drives of 100GB or smaller, and mainstream and value desktops come with 160 to 200GB, the 250GB SimpleTech drive has enough room to help most users back up their PCs?and do so often...It's available in several colors, including blue (80GB), red (160GB), and the silver 250GB drive I review here...Like other portable notebook-class drives, the SimpleDrive will easily fit into a large coat pocket or laptop bag, so it's a good companion for the traveler or commuter...You have the option of saving your files in Windows format (you can search for and just drag-copy backed-up files back to your C: drive) or save the files compressed, so that you can theoretically back up more than the 250GB drive could hold in Windows format..." read more »

"Drives arrived on time and performed seamlessly with Windows XP desktop and Windows Media Player laptop..." read more »

"I had this out of the box, plugged in and was copying my files to it in 5 minutes...It does everything I wanted and I could not be happier...This product is a good example of false advertisement! It is not 320Gb! It is only 300Gb! And of course they weren't willing to do very much about it! Oooh, they offered free shipping on my next order..." read more »

"My Staples is pretty good in that respect but since...Then again, at that price, it's a good enough deal that I can tear the enclosure apart and keep the bare drive...Right Robert - still a good price since there is no rebate..." read more »

"Just got this product two days ago and my first impressions are very good...Over all I am completely satisfied, if I had to say something bad about it, the six LEDs surrounding the backup button in the middle are slightly obnoxious after a couple of hours...I highly recommend it for its reliability, sleek "aerodynamic" Italian design, and ease of use..." read more »