Customer Reviews:
 Small, plain but beautiful! October 16, 2008
Glezza (UK)
34 out of 34 found this review helpful
OK, the worst bit about this drive I'll get out of the way straight away... the USB cable, great if you have a Laptop, but for someone who is using this as a "take your files with you drive", this cable is just plain ridiculous. And although it's harsh to do this, a star is lopped off straight away for this, these cables are cheap to produce, and providing such a small cable is such a bad decision for what is otherwise a wonderful little drive!
From the Mac perspective this a must buy! For around £66 you get a bootable drive... which means you can install the OS + some utilities + use the drive for backup files or for files you wish to work with on the road!
It's not a speed demon, but it certainly isn't slow either writing a folder of around 1.57GB in under 2 minutes.
I have used various different drives from different manufacturers and this drive is one of the best portables I have ever used!
There isn't much more to say about this drive, it's simply very, very good, just budget for a longer cable or a decent extender (not all of them will carry the power enough to make the drive function).
This would make an ideal Christmas present for the Mac user in your life!
 big isn't always best September 20, 2008
A. Kinson
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
The Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 320GB is a wonderful piece of hardware. Theres no need for software, just plug into a USB 2.0 port and transfer your data. Copying 50mb of music files took around 15 seconds (on a PC running Windows Vista).
The tiny (and I mean tiny) hard-drive is encased in a black rubber case. The drive is powered by USB, so no power-leads required, and the drive is silent, with no fan.
Did I say it was tiny! This drive is perfect for use with your laptop, as conventional portable hard-drives are too big to store in your laptop bag. So backing up important laptop data has never been easier (what do you mean, you've not backed up your laptop data!).
The only minor grip (and it is minor) is that the USB lead is also tiny. But most people will have a spare USB lead that they can use.
very good, with some flaws September 25, 2008
Sam (York, UK)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
This is a great product, It works like a charm, no problems at all, connect and ready to go. The capacity is massive, you can store a huge number of songs, photos, and other digital content. It is very silent, which is quite good. I am using it with a laptop running XP SP2, and so far not a problem. It is very small, smaller than WD's Passport Drive. It looks stylish, nice black finish. So the good points are: great capacity, fast connection, easy to use, no installation or separate power supply required.
Things I did not really find good: the USB cable provided is ridiculously short, I mean this is completely useless. My USB ports are close to the laptop fans, so no matter how good the cooling capacity of the drive is, it will still be positioned near the fan, getting all the hot air out of the laptop, and thus increasing its heat. This is not good, and the only solution is to get a longer USB cable.
2nd Point: the build quality seems ok, but not impressive. It does not feel very solid. The build quality in WD's Passports is better.
Anyways, this is a very good hard drive, I am happy with it, and the USB cable issue is not a big one, but would have been nicer to have it all in a perfect package. I would totally recommend this drive, definitely very portable and essential for everyone who likes to keep this files with them wherever they go.
quite, reliable & fast December 8, 2008
A. Smith (Weymouth, UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
A great mobile drive! It arrived with in-built Freecom backup software, I decided to give it a complete NTFS format to maximise the drive. Its really fast via the USB 2 interface. The mini USB to USB lead is only 1 inch long, so I would suggest getting a longer lead, especailly if you use tower PCs, else the mini-USB socket on the end of the drive might start to wear if left hanging down. Apart from these little niggles, the unit is great. Never gone gown on me! Works fine on Vista, Mac OS, XP - without any drivers or power! The black rubber slip case is well designed - protectes the drive a treat.
externAL HARD DRIVE March 17, 2009
Tesco (Gretna Scotland)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Delivered very quickly. the USB lead is too short but luckly I had a spare -reason for 4 stars. Plugged in and it was up and running in seconds. No problems with it so far after doing 3 backups using Norton ghost.
would recommend the produce
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