Toshiba 160 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive HDDR160E03X

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 0.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013FXWLK
• Item model number: HDDR160E03X
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 18, 2008

Product Description

TOSHIBA 160GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive. Sleek and stylish, Toshibas 2.5 Inch External HDD captures the essence of todays fast paced digital lifestyle. It is the must have accessory for a new mobile generation of consumers who take their digital work and entertainment wherever they go. And Toshiba lets them do just that. With 160GB, they can take thousands of songs, pictures, movies and work files on the road. Quickly, easily, and securely. Toshibas external hard drives are a hassle free, simple and easy solution to all your backup needs. Our drives help take the mystery out of backing up your most precious digital memories by combining our most reliable hard drive technology with easy to use backup software. Our drives are USB powered and include an internal shock sensor and ramp loading technology to help keep your drive safe and your data mobile. Ready to go out of the box and certified to work with Windows XP and Vista as well as Mac OS 10.3.9 or later.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, bad service, May 14, 2008

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Ron Artstein (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 160 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive HDDR160E03X (Personal Computers)

Like all USB-powered hard drives, this one comes with a caveat that some old computers do not provide enough power; Toshiba offers a special cable that draws power from 2 USB ports, and their web site even has a special form to ask for this cable. My old computer (also a Toshiba) requires this cable, so I filled out the form but got no response. Two weeks later I tried calling but couldn't get through, so I filled the form again, asking explicitly when I would get the cable. This time they responded promptly as follows:

Hello,

Unfortunately, We do not have this cable available on stock and we do not
have a date when the cable will arrive.

Toshiba Technical Support.

The cable was not available on Amazon either, but I found one from an ebay store for $5.02 including shipping, and received it within a few days. With the new cable, the hard drive works great; it also works with the supplied cable when connected to a computer that supplies enough power. But if you have an old computer, don't count on Toshiba for providing the necessary cable.

The specifications require USB 2.0 and Windows or Mac OS, but the drive works well with USB 1.1 and Linux (just for storage, not the backup software).

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product!, June 2, 2008

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G. DeRoos (Princeville, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 160 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive HDDR160E03X (Personal Computers)

This Toshiba hard drive lives up to the quality image of Toshiba, plus the included NTI file backup program will not only back up my entire cpu harddrive if I choose, but it also saves individual files or folders, which is how I use it every day. I really like the "backup files as changes are made" feature, and after I designate the files and folders that I want to backup, the process is automatic and effortless. Set and forget, so to speak.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend it, June 13, 2008

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John "Thinking outside the box" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Toshiba 160 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive HDDR160E03X (Personal Computers)

Small, light, fast, inexpensive. I'm happy with it.

It comes formatted for FAT32. I reformatted to NTFS and it seemed to run much faster.