POCKETEC 929 80GB Portable HDD USB 2.0

by Pocketec

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 5 x 1 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000YKA9C
• Item model number: 929
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,861 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 31, 2002

Product Description

Oh, Blissful Portability... The pocket-sized Pockey 2.0 offers up to 80GB of storage capacity, fast transfer rates, and ultra-portability, measuring just 5" x 3" x .5". Transferring large amounts of data is a snap with the USB 2.0 interface which offers transfer rates up to 480 Mbps 40 times faster than USB 1.1 speed! Best of all, the ultra-portable Pockey does not require any additional power source because all necessary power is drawn through the USB cable. You can take it Anywhere! The Pockey is compatible with laptops and desktops, PC/Mac/Linux, so cross-platform file sharing is a breeze. Plug-N-Play, hot-swappable, and hot-pluggable features make the Pockey convenient and easy to use.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars High Failure Rate, May 1, 2006

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David Behr - See all my reviews
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This review is from: POCKETEC 929 80GB Portable HDD USB 2.0 (Personal Computers)

Three have now failed - two of mine - and another that I recommended to a neighbor. I only started buying these within the last two years - so my conclusion is to never buy this product line again and to look more carefully for reviews abut reliability.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Travels with my Pocketec., February 22, 2005

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Villia (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: POCKETEC 929 80GB Portable HDD USB 2.0 (Personal Computers)

I have been using these drives, the 40GB for data and the 80GB for photos, as a backup for the last two years. I am on an airplane every 2-6 weeks and, as an anthropologist, go to remote villages up bad roads. These two drives never let me down. I am waiting for the next drive (120? 250?) so that I can continue to keep my laptop drive sleek and fast!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars crashes, May 31, 2005

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S. Cheng - See all my reviews
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This review is from: POCKETEC 929 80GB Portable HDD USB 2.0 (Personal Computers)

i've gone through 2 of the 80 gb hard drives within a span of a month. the first harddrive wouldn't mount properly and the second one started out fine but then completely crashed. it's not very reliable or robust at all. if you don't ever need to travel and don't need to move the harddrive it's fine. but it just crashes too often and it's not recoverable.