Toshiba 120 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (HDDR120E02X)

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 3.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000W66HZY
• Item model number: HDDR120E02X
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 28, 2007

Product Description

Capacity: 120 GB

TOSHIBA 120GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive. The click free, switch free and button free backup solution means a worry free lifestyle knowing that all of your important digital memories, entertainment content and life documents have been protected and backed up on the Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive. Everything you need to backup your digital memories and important data is right in the box. The NTI Shadow software provides an easy to use interface to make your backups pain free. Once parameters are set, the backup solution is click free, switch free and button free. If you need to search backup files, you simply push one button for Quick Restore to gain access to your data. All data is stored in the original file format so special software isnt required if you open files on another computer. Using the bundled software, its easy to select the frequency of back up. For example, continuous mode provides up to the minute back up, time interval mode gives the option of selecting back up options by the minute, hour or day, patterned schedule mode enables users to choose a certain day and time to perform back up duties. The Toshiba USB 2.0 External Hard Drive is powered through the USB connector when the computer is on, ensuring designated files and folders are automatically backed up without extensive user maintenance. There is no need to activate backup once preferences are selected.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slick and works between the Mac and the Windows machines, January 4, 2008

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S. Wilder "book lover" (MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 120 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (HDDR120E02X) (Personal Computers)

I recently became the owner of this item. I looked at all sorts of brand which includes WD, Lacie, Seagate, and Simpletech, read customer reviews and asked around. When I was looking I kept in mind the following: I need a simple plug-and-play that will work with my Mac and Windows system just like how a small USB flash drive would. I want something small since I'll be traveling with it and inexpensive in case it breaks or I loose it. This will not be my main backup drive. I do most of my work on the desktop but every so often I work outside the house and use the laptop. So I need a travel storage buddy. Unless there's a great deal, I don't need anything more than 120GB (which will give me around 111GB of actual space -- HD manufacturer calculates size differently, instead of using 1024kb they use 1000 for 1meg).

I finally decided to get this Toshiba because it was on sale locally for $69 and what I've read and heard from people who owns this weren't all that bad. The problem that it might have, per this review: http://reviews.cnet.com/hard-drives/toshiba-usb-2-0/4505-3186_7-32431241.html, I'm ok with since I'll be reading more than writing. I also noticed Toshiba's warning, that it might need the power adapter for some computers so I made sure with the store that I could return it if I do have to buy a power adapter, not something I want to do.

I plugged the device on my PowerMac -- detected it just like a usb flash drive. Transferred some files, a few megs, successful. I unplugged it, plugged it into the Win system, detected it and I could open the files from my Mac. The transfer process from the Windows to the Mac was successful also. I went to the computer lab at work, plugged it into a few more systems, iMacs and other Windows (all Windows are XP Pro) towers and it worked. I tried it with the laptop, Dell Inspiron and Latitude and everything was great. I don't have a fancy tool to measure but the transfer rate was about a Gig a minute. Which I think isn't as fast as others but this big (over 2 gig -- when testing I transferred 47 gigs of homemade video tutorials) tranfer is problem something that I'd do a few times here and there and not something I'd be waiting on. So this alone, using it between two platforms, is worth the $$.

Aesthetically, the HD is nice looking. It's not shiny like the WD I was looking at so I don't have to see my fingerprints all over it or see the scratches like on the iPod. I wouldn't mind though if this was red like the SimpleTech one but then I didn't want to fork out $139 for a color. I'd most likely get a case since I'll be moving it around and I am not the most graceful person. There is a blue light when the HD is plugged in and ready to go. It's quite nice I think.

I didn't use the software to help me back up my whole system or reformat it before use. It came with Fat32 and that's what I need. If I only need it for the Windows system I'd reformat it to NTFS but no need. I'll be using it to store photos, web developing stuff, and my digital scrapbooking kits. When I travel, I always take my laptop with me. Having this gives me another place to store photos, in case something happens to the laptop or one or the other gets stolen. I'll be taking it to scrap booking nights/crops. Really this is why I need this little thing to digiscrap outside the house.

Hopefully this will last me a while. I'll be back if something happens and report.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice Ext HD, January 18, 2008

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GEEBEE - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 200 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (HDDR200E02X) (Personal Computers)

I bought this Ext drive to go with my Toshiba A75 Laptop. I didn't buy it because it was a Toshiba! Honest! I bought it because it was inexpensive and it would store a lot of digital photos. I've had it about a week and a half.

It's quiet, and doesn't get hot. It is quite small, maybe 3 X 6 inches wide and deep and very light. There is a blue LED light on the front of the case that lights when it is recieving power which blinks brighter when accessing the drive.

It has a socket to accomodate an external power supply but it didn't come with one. I believe the HDDR200E01X did. So if you want an external power supply, you will need to buy the older, slightly more expensive version or buy a power supply on your own. To be fair though, I've never felt it was underpowered by relying on the USB port for power.

The OEMed software is a generic and adequate backup title. Nothing special, but it gets the job done. I installed it, played with it a bit and uninstalled it as I don't really need something like that.

Data transfer seems quite speedy thru a USB 2.0 port, at least it doesn't seem to slow down my graphics software any (Lightroom, ACDSee V8.0, and Photoshop elements V5). On the whole, I'm quite satisfied with it.

UPDATE 3/2/08 My wife bought a new Dell laptop and I used the Toshiba Ext HD to transfer her files from her old machine to the new one. That nice BIG HD made the transfer a breeze! I know, that's nothing unique to this particular drive, but it sure made my job easier!.

UPDATE 4/9/2008 Don't pay more than $100 US for this device. It's a great product, but it isn't worth more than that!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toshiba Ext. HD, February 23, 2008

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P. C. Cook "movilvr" (S.B. CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 200 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (HDDR200E02X) (Personal Computers)

So far so good. I just plugged it in and the icon came up on the desktop and all I had to do was drag the things I wanted to backup to it and it worked. Great.
I looked at the software and decided that I didn't need it.
It all seems real simple.

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