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Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive

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Capacity: 250 GB

Technical Details

Capacity: 250 GB
  • USB Powered for Portability/ 250GB Capacity/ Up to 480Mb/s Speed
  • Small Size Saves Desktop Space/ Compact/ Lightweight/ Just 7 oz./ Black and Red
  • Internal Shock Sensor and Ramp Loading Technology
  • Simple Solution for Backup or Increasing Computer Storage
  • Perfect for Music/ Movies/ Photos/ Games/ Large Business Files/ Etc.
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 3.2 x 5 inches ; 7 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0013FSKSA
  • Item model number: HDDR250E03X
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (313 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,552 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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    #93 in  Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Memory Cards & External Storage > Hard Drives
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: November 11, 2006

Product Description

Capacity: 250 GB

Product Description

TOSHIBA 250GB 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 250GB, 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. Note: The part number (P/N) that appears on the packaging is used to identify all the items in the box, including the hard drive (which has its own distinct model number), color, software, cable, user guide, etc. This number is used for ordering purposes. The model number that appears on the bottom of the hard drive is used to register the device with regulatory agencies (UL, FCC, etc) and identifies a specific mechanical and electrical design.

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161 of 168 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beatiful but crappy, May 18, 2008
By Arnie (São Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
IMPORTANT UPDATE: DRIVER HAS FAILED, READ THE END OF THE REVIEW BEFORE BUYING!!!!!!!!!! (Amazon doesn't allow me to change from five to zero stars)

I purchased this external HD mainly for backups of my HP laptop and my wife's Mackbook. The main reason for choosing this model was that it is one of the few units that can startup without a 2-1 USB cable for extra energy. Macbooks strictly follows the 500mA current limit standard for USB ports so a lot of external drives that are powered directly from the USB cannot spin up without using two USB ports. This model works flawless with only one standard USB port.

Pros:
- No external power adapter (powered by the USB port);
- Small form factor;
- Light weight (light like an iPod);
- Beautiful design;

Cons:
- None so far, worked fine since I bought it one month ago;

Update: And then, after six more months... I can't turn it on again, just the blue led lighten and a clicking noise, no spin up, not recognized by the Windows, nothing. At least mine lasted longer, as other people reports it failing in 2 or 3 months. Toshiba? Never more, I will go back to Seagate.
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200 of 211 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disapointed., August 7, 2008
By H. Yoneda (Rio das Ostras, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this portable HDD expecting a good and reliable product trusting on Toshiba brand. After one month of use, basicaly at home, for my surprise, it started to make some cliking noise and stopped transfering data. I always used it carefully and even though Toshiba says it has a shock sensor, I NEVER dropped it.
But the major surprise was to find out that Toshiba site say that it does not have a warranty and that they DON'T EVEN REPLY the e-mails I sent (3) asking a procedure to have it repaired since I can't get the RMA to fix it.
I recommend all you not to consider Toshiba. I used some Western Digital and Seagate HDD for long time and they NEVER failed (although some friends had problems, they had them repaired for free).
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66 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Works with WinXP and Macbook Air, May 9, 2008
By Ei Fujioka (Durham, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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I bought this item a month ago as a backup storage for a Dell desktop running Windows XP Home and a Macbook Air. It works great for both Win and Mac. No problem getting power from the USB ports of the two machines.

I especially like such portability of this item that I can bring it to my office on weekdays and take backups. It provides enough storage for my office PC and two home computers.

It's shipped with Fat32 and I needed to reformat it with NTFS so that large backup files, say, 40GB, can be saved. For Macbook Air, I spared a partition and formatted it with HFS. I don't keep it connected to one of the two machines as I don't run daily backups. Instead, I connect it to one of them once in a while, say, once in two weeks and run Windows Backup manually. As for the Air, Time Machine is smart enough to start backup automatically when the Air recognizes the drive.

For safety, I also use the bundled NTI Shadow to backup music files and pictures from my digital camera. File based backups are quite simple and convenient and easy to restore in case of emergency. This is one of the reasons I bought this item when you could choose Western Digital's Passport. I read some reviews claiming that the software shipped with Passport doesn't work.
NTI Shadow works fine and as I mentioned above, it's file based backup and I'm 100% sure that the backup files can be restored as I can open them from this drive!

If you use different backup software, you could go for Western Digital's and save a few bucks. But I also liked the design of Toshiba's better than WD's.

In short, I'm very satisfied with this item.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Excellent backup device, only issue I had with it, was when you set up an automatic backup with the onboard software, it does not direct the backup to the device automatically. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Lowly customer

5.0 out of 5 stars I have the 250GB version, and it's amazing!
I just almost had a heat attack! I have the 250GB version of this hard drive, and I just dropped it on my tile floor! Read more
Published 14 days ago by Tory Gaurnier

5.0 out of 5 stars Got stress?
...not ant more! The Toshiba 250GB external hard drive saved the day! It was exactly as expected, arrived on time and I'm so happy to have done business with you! Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Dermont

1.0 out of 5 stars Do no Purchase
I purchased this hard drive. Looks great and was working good however it died in less than 1 year and Toshiba will not stand by their product and does not recover any data. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Brian Patella

5.0 out of 5 stars exccellent device, excellent price
I like the item-great price, super design, easy to work with it and useful when travelling.
Fully recommend it!
Published 1 month ago by Bilyana

1.0 out of 5 stars Unpleasant product and support
I bought this product and it never worked. I contacted Toshiba for support twice via email and I got NO reply. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great product
I recently bought this Toshiba 500 GB hard drive and have been pleased with it. I haven't had any problems with it--it's easy to access and use. It has been a great help.
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2.0 out of 5 stars drive is great, but the short USB cable ruins it
I have no doubts about the drive. It worked beautifully and flawlessly. But the short cable it comes with (approximately 8" long) should be a huge caution to people like me who... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Matthew Sawyer

1.0 out of 5 stars I am hearing clicking noise after a few uses.
Just want to backup other reviewers claim. I am also hearing clicking noise after a few use of this driver.
Published 2 months ago

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use back-up software
Works great and the back-up software was a bonus. Verified that it really does only incrementally move the updated files vs. Read more
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