Aluratek Tornado 250GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive w/ Key Recognition Security

by Aluratek

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0019HJENW
• Item model number: AHDURS250F250
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #386,234 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2008

Product Description

Aluratek's Tornado plus 2.5" RFID USB 2.0 External Hard Drive provides the easiest way to expand your laptop's storage space. Lock and unlock the drive by RFID (radio frequency identification) key recognition. The compact design and included carrying case makes this perfect for mobile professionals. With the RFID drive, you will be able to increase your storage space up to 250GB with a simple USB connection. With Hi-Speed USB 2.0 at transfer rate of up to 480Mbps, you will able to transfer or backup your mp3's, digital photos, digital videos, multimedia and personal data files in no time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars "Encryption" feature is a gimmick, January 5, 2009

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This review is from: Aluratek Tornado 250GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive w/ Key Recognition Security (Electronics)

The enclosure is pretty good quality aluminum with plastic end caps, and it comes with a slim carrying case. That's about as far as the "good" goes with this item. The "encryption" feature is a complete gimmick. It only does a simple XOR of the data on the drive using a key that resides insecurely on the RFID fob. So basically, the data is only protected against the casual thief who may simply try plugging it in and giving up when it does not work.

Because the encryption doesn't give you any real protection, it just ends up being an inconvenience.

And with the drive I got, the included USB cable seemed to be flaky. The drive would only sometimes spin up when connected to a computer. Replacing the cable with another mini USB cable solved the problem.

Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.