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Philips Multiformat DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Recorder with HD Upconversion

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of programing on the highest setting. This unit does not truly upconvert to 1080p like it claims, but its upconverting is nevertheless not bad. The remote is light, but many of the buttons are two small and oddly placed. The USB port on the front allows you to attach a flash drive and view pictures or video and play music. There are some video editing features for deleting and combining video using the DVR, though they are quite basic.
I've tried using the dvd record function only once and had problems. It played back the program as it dubbed, so it took forever to transfer, also it stopped dubbing inexplicably at about 1 hour five minutes into the 1 hour 30 minute program. Also, be aware you can record directly to DVD or the DVR, and you can dub from the DVR to the DVD, but not vice versa.
Several buttons stopped working on my remote which effectively makes the unit a paperweight, since you cannot do anything without the remote. I called Phillips to have it replaced under warranty. To their credit I was always able to speak to someone within a few minutes and they spoke English. Unfortunately, their customer service still sucked. They kept taking my information, but never put the order through for me. I kept being told different things each time I called, such as someone will call me back, or wait a few days, or wait a week or call this other number. Some of them were a bit rude and really didn't care about my problem. Finally after calling about six times over the period of a month and again, being told to wait, I demanded to speak to a supervisor, who saw that my remote got shipped out the next day.
This product has uniqueness in being the only one of its kind on the market, however, depending on your needs there may be better buys. If you are mostly interested in a DVD recorder, their are models from other manufactures that are better. If you are primarily interested in the DVR, and don't mind monthly fees, TIVO and cable/satellite company companies offer superiors DVR's with better menus, more space and better ease of use. In addition there are companies featuring portable media players like Archos which has the portable media players 5 and 7 that feature a DVR ability, though I cannot say how well they work.
However, if you want the DVR/DVD recorder in one unit, this remains your only option. I have used mine alot to watch DVD's and to record and watch off the DVR, and for those purposes it has worked quite well.

Iomega eGo 160GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - Pink - 33984-160GB EGO PORTABLE HARD DRIVE EXT USB 2.0 FLAMINGO PINK

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of programing on the highest setting. This unit does not truly upconvert to 1080p like it claims, but its upconverting is nevertheless not bad. The remote is light, but many of the buttons are two small and oddly placed. The USB port on the front allows you to attach a flash drive and view pictures or video and play music. There are some video editing features for deleting and combining video using the DVR, though they are quite basic.

I've tried using the dvd record function only once and had problems. It played back the program as it dubbed, so it took forever to transfer, also it stopped dubbing inexplicably at about 1 hour five minutes into the 1 hour 30 minute program. Also, be aware you can record directly to DVD or the DVR, and you can dub from the DVR to the DVD, but not vice versa.

Several buttons stopped working on my remote which effectively makes the unit a paperweight, since you cannot do anything without the remote. I called Phillips to have it replaced under warranty. To their credit I was always able to speak to someone within a few minutes and they spoke English. Unfortunately, their customer service still sucked. They kept taking my information, but never put the order through for me. I kept being told different things each time I called, such as someone will call me back, or wait a few days, or wait a week or call this other number. Some of them were a bit rude and really didn't care about my problem. Finally after calling about six times over the period of a month and again, being told to wait, I demanded to speak to a supervisor, who saw that my remote got shipped out the next day.

This product has uniqueness in being the only one of its kind on the market, however, depending on your needs there may be better buys. If you are mostly interested in a DVD recorder, their are models from other manufactures that are better. If you are primarily interested in the DVR, and don't mind monthly fees, TIVO and cable/satellite company companies offer superiors DVR's with better menus, more space and better ease of use. In addition there are companies featuring portable media players like Archos which has the portable media players 5 and 7 that feature a DVR ability, though I cannot say how well they work.

However, if you want the DVR/DVD recorder in one unit, this remains your only option. I have used mine alot to watch DVD's and to record and watch off the DVR, and for those purposes it has worked quite well.

160GB Silver Portable External Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive

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of programing on the highest setting. This unit does not truly upconvert to 1080p like it claims, but its upconverting is nevertheless not bad. The remote is light, but many of the buttons are two small and oddly placed. The USB port on the front allows you to attach a flash drive and view pictures or video and play music. There are some video editing features for deleting and combining video using the DVR, though they are quite basic.


I've tried using the dvd record function only once and had problems. It played back the program as it dubbed, so it took forever to transfer, also it stopped dubbing inexplicably at about 1 hour five minutes into the 1 hour 30 minute program. Also, be aware you can record directly to DVD or the DVR, and you can dub from the DVR to the DVD, but not vice versa.


Several buttons stopped working on my remote which effectively makes the unit a paperweight, since you cannot do anything without the remote. I called Phillips to have it replaced under warranty. To their credit I was always able to speak to someone within a few minutes and they spoke English. Unfortunately, their customer service still sucked. They kept taking my information, but never put the order through for me. I kept being told different things each time I called, such as someone will call me back, or wait a few days, or wait a week or call this other number. Some of them were a bit rude and really didn't care about my problem. Finally after calling about six times over the period of a month and again, being told to wait, I demanded to speak to a supervisor, who saw that my remote got shipped out the next day.


This product has uniqueness in being the only one of its kind on the market, however, depending on your needs there may be better buys. If you are mostly interested in a DVD recorder, their are models from other manufactures that are better. If you are primarily interested in the DVR, and don't mind monthly fees, TIVO and cable/satellite company companies offer superiors DVR's with better menus, more space and better ease of use. In addition there are companies featuring portable media players like Archos which has the portable media players 5 and 7 that feature a DVR ability, though I cannot say how well they work.


However, if you want the DVR/DVD recorder in one unit, this remains your only option. I have used mine alot to watch DVD's and to record and watch off the DVR, and for those purposes it has worked quite well.

Philips Multiformat DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Recorder with HD Upconversion

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and hard to find; they ARE there, but you have to dig around the first time to find them.

I'd give this a 95% approval rating. I like it so much that I just bought a second identical unit. Giving them more of my money is the best recommendation I can make!

Western Digital WDME1600TN My Passport Essential 160GB Portable USB Hard Drive

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and hard to find; they ARE there, but you have to dig around the first time to find them.



I'd give this a 95% approval rating. I like it so much that I just bought a second identical unit. Giving them more of my money is the best recommendation I can make!

ClickFree HD801 160GB Portable Backup Drive

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and hard to find; they ARE there, but you have to dig around the first time to find them.





I'd give this a 95% approval rating. I like it so much that I just bought a second identical unit. Giving them more of my money is the best recommendation I can make!

Philips Multiformat DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Recorder with HD Upconversion

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EP speed it will record 132 hours on the hard drive, and the quality is similar to the VCR at EP speed. But it has the advantage of wide screen picture and surround sound. But it has the distinct disadvantage that it won't record closed captioning. That is a problem for us with TV programs made in the last 5 years or so, because the dialog is garbled and drowned out by unnecessary music. It wouldn't be a problem if the TV industry would clean up their act.

What is really notable is the picture quality as affected by the tuner and the connection to the TV. A picture that is tuned by this DVR and then sent to the TV by way of either the HDMI cable or component video cables is not as clear as the same picture tuned directly by the TV. What's even more interesting is that the HDMI cable makes a poorer picture than component video cables, even though HDMI is claimed to be the ultimate.

Some day we may have blu-ray recorders, but until that time comes, I think this is an excellent unit.

Digital Foci PST-251 Photo Safe II 160GB Digital Picture Storage

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No big deal, but I wound up with a lot of redundancy. You also cannot review what you have or delete from the hard drive without hooking up to a PC. It does tell you how many files get copied over, so you know if you are successful. With 80 GB of memory, having the extra copies is not an issue. Just copy one set to your PC when you get home and delete what you wnat from the FOCI when you get home.

You cannot use it to show pictures without a PC. But when you are hooked up, it performs great ... especcially with the video.

Overall, this unit did exactly what I wanted. For a good price, it gives you a lot of piece of mind when you are on a multi day photo trip.

Philips Multiformat DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Recorder with HD Upconversion

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No big deal, but I wound up with a lot of redundancy. You also cannot review what you have or delete from the hard drive without hooking up to a PC. It does tell you how many files get copied over, so you know if you are successful. With 80 GB of memory, having the extra copies is not an issue. Just copy one set to your PC when you get home and delete what you wnat from the FOCI when you get home.



You cannot use it to show pictures without a PC. But when you are hooked up, it performs great ... especcially with the video.



Overall, this unit did exactly what I wanted. For a good price, it gives you a lot of piece of mind when you are on a multi day photo trip.

Western Digital My Passport Essential WDMEP1600 Hard Drive-160GB MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL 2.5 5400 RPM 22PIN 8MB 2.5IN

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No big deal, but I wound up with a lot of redundancy. You also cannot review what you have or delete from the hard drive without hooking up to a PC. It does tell you how many files get copied over, so you know if you are successful. With 80 GB of memory, having the extra copies is not an issue. Just copy one set to your PC when you get home and delete what you wnat from the FOCI when you get home.





You cannot use it to show pictures without a PC. But when you are hooked up, it performs great ... especcially with the video.





Overall, this unit did exactly what I wanted. For a good price, it gives you a lot of piece of mind when you are on a multi day photo trip.

Archos 605 160GB Wi-Fi Digital Multimedia Device-ARCHOS 605 160GB SD SLOT USB2 PERP4.3IN TFT LCD

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stylus. Sure you can use your finger, but sometimes it seems you need the stylus for better response for the touch screen.

Pros:
Great size and quality for viewing pictures and watching movies and browsing the web.
The touch screen works very well with only a few hiccups here and there.
The side buttons are nice to have at times when the touchscreen is not cooperating.
The speaker comes in handy when you want to play something for others, or just to have background music.
Every video I've loaded has played on my player, as I bought the plug-in.
Watching Youtube clips on this is very nice. Sometimes it takes a while to load, but once it does, it is great.
The 160 Gig drive is a must for keeping lots of movies, pictures, music, and files. If you can afford it, get this larger drive. You will regret it when the lower capacity drives fill up.

So yes, this is a nice product overall in my opinion. It has only locked up on me a few times since I've had it, but I keep a handy paper clip in my wallet to push into the hole which resets it. Movies look very nice on this, however, I think they look better on my Creative Zen Vision:M player, but that screen is much smaller. The picture is still very nice though. Transferring files is fairly fast with the USB 2.0 connection.
I also bought the Mini Dock and the DVR station. I wanted the MiniDock for the extra battery life, as well as a very portable charger.(charge time varies, but seems to fully charge in about 2 hours. Just a guess) I bought the DVR station(which also charges the device) so that I can record my own shows easily, and it also has video ports to watch the movies and such on a TV. It isn't high def, but it is still cool to be able to watch what you want on the go and share with friends and family.

Do I recommend this to someone considering it? Well, I can only tell you that the only regret I have about buy this 605 Wifi is that just a few months later, the new series was lined up for release. I think they look so nice, and they do everything this does, and more, in a nice new sleek package. The one version will have 3.5G for internet anywhere, which would be nice also, so that you don't have to rely on a stationary Wifi connection. But for what the 605 Wifi has, it is a great device which has provided me with numerous hours of entertainment on my train rides to work.

***Also, I purchased the Noreve leather case for the 605, and I love it. As a bonus, this case has a slot for the Stylus inside. Kinda looks like a ladies wallet, but once you get passed that and understand that you paid good money for the 605 Wifi, you want it protected from damage. I don't have any problems with the buttons not fitting in the case. And it is easy to slide in and out of for DVR station usage.

Archos 605 160GB Wi-Fi Digital Multimedia Device-ARCHOS 605 160GB SD SLOT USB2 PERP4.3IN TFT LCD

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stylus. Sure you can use your finger, but sometimes it seems you need the stylus for better response for the touch screen.



Pros:

Great size and quality for viewing pictures and watching movies and browsing the web.

The touch screen works very well with only a few hiccups here and there.

The side buttons are nice to have at times when the touchscreen is not cooperating.

The speaker comes in handy when you want to play something for others, or just to have background music.

Every video I've loaded has played on my player, as I bought the plug-in.

Watching Youtube clips on this is very nice. Sometimes it takes a while to load, but once it does, it is great.

The 160 Gig drive is a must for keeping lots of movies, pictures, music, and files. If you can afford it, get this larger drive. You will regret it when the lower capacity drives fill up.



So yes, this is a nice product overall in my opinion. It has only locked up on me a few times since I've had it, but I keep a handy paper clip in my wallet to push into the hole which resets it. Movies look very nice on this, however, I think they look better on my Creative Zen Vision:M player, but that screen is much smaller. The picture is still very nice though. Transferring files is fairly fast with the USB 2.0 connection.

I also bought the Mini Dock and the DVR station. I wanted the MiniDock for the extra battery life, as well as a very portable charger.(charge time varies, but seems to fully charge in about 2 hours. Just a guess) I bought the DVR station(which also charges the device) so that I can record my own shows easily, and it also has video ports to watch the movies and such on a TV. It isn't high def, but it is still cool to be able to watch what you want on the go and share with friends and family.



Do I recommend this to someone considering it? Well, I can only tell you that the only regret I have about buy this 605 Wifi is that just a few months later, the new series was lined up for release. I think they look so nice, and they do everything this does, and more, in a nice new sleek package. The one version will have 3.5G for internet anywhere, which would be nice also, so that you don't have to rely on a stationary Wifi connection. But for what the 605 Wifi has, it is a great device which has provided me with numerous hours of entertainment on my train rides to work.



***Also, I purchased the Noreve leather case for the 605, and I love it. As a bonus, this case has a slot for the Stylus inside. Kinda looks like a ladies wallet, but once you get passed that and understand that you paid good money for the 605 Wifi, you want it protected from damage. I don't have any problems with the buttons not fitting in the case. And it is easy to slide in and out of for DVR station usage.

Philips Multiformat DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Recorder with HD Upconversion

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stylus. Sure you can use your finger, but sometimes it seems you need the stylus for better response for the touch screen.





Pros:


Great size and quality for viewing pictures and watching movies and browsing the web.


The touch screen works very well with only a few hiccups here and there.


The side buttons are nice to have at times when the touchscreen is not cooperating.


The speaker comes in handy when you want to play something for others, or just to have background music.


Every video I've loaded has played on my player, as I bought the plug-in.


Watching Youtube clips on this is very nice. Sometimes it takes a while to load, but once it does, it is great.


The 160 Gig drive is a must for keeping lots of movies, pictures, music, and files. If you can afford it, get this larger drive. You will regret it when the lower capacity drives fill up.





So yes, this is a nice product overall in my opinion. It has only locked up on me a few times since I've had it, but I keep a handy paper clip in my wallet to push into the hole which resets it. Movies look very nice on this, however, I think they look better on my Creative Zen Vision:M player, but that screen is much smaller. The picture is still very nice though. Transferring files is fairly fast with the USB 2.0 connection.


I also bought the Mini Dock and the DVR station. I wanted the MiniDock for the extra battery life, as well as a very portable charger.(charge time varies, but seems to fully charge in about 2 hours. Just a guess) I bought the DVR station(which also charges the device) so that I can record my own shows easily, and it also has video ports to watch the movies and such on a TV. It isn't high def, but it is still cool to be able to watch what you want on the go and share with friends and family.





Do I recommend this to someone considering it? Well, I can only tell you that the only regret I have about buy this 605 Wifi is that just a few months later, the new series was lined up for release. I think they look so nice, and they do everything this does, and more, in a nice new sleek package. The one version will have 3.5G for internet anywhere, which would be nice also, so that you don't have to rely on a stationary Wifi connection. But for what the 605 Wifi has, it is a great device which has provided me with numerous hours of entertainment on my train rides to work.





***Also, I purchased the Noreve leather case for the 605, and I love it. As a bonus, this case has a slot for the Stylus inside. Kinda looks like a ladies wallet, but once you get passed that and understand that you paid good money for the 605 Wifi, you want it protected from damage. I don't have any problems with the buttons not fitting in the case. And it is easy to slide in and out of for DVR station usage.

Seagate FreeAgent Go 160GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

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stylus. Sure you can use your finger, but sometimes it seems you need the stylus for better response for the touch screen.







Pros:



Great size and quality for viewing pictures and watching movies and browsing the web.



The touch screen works very well with only a few hiccups here and there.



The side buttons are nice to have at times when the touchscreen is not cooperating.



The speaker comes in handy when you want to play something for others, or just to have background music.



Every video I've loaded has played on my player, as I bought the plug-in.



Watching Youtube clips on this is very nice. Sometimes it takes a while to load, but once it does, it is great.



The 160 Gig drive is a must for keeping lots of movies, pictures, music, and files. If you can afford it, get this larger drive. You will regret it when the lower capacity drives fill up.







So yes, this is a nice product overall in my opinion. It has only locked up on me a few times since I've had it, but I keep a handy paper clip in my wallet to push into the hole which resets it. Movies look very nice on this, however, I think they look better on my Creative Zen Vision:M player, but that screen is much smaller. The picture is still very nice though. Transferring files is fairly fast with the USB 2.0 connection.



I also bought the Mini Dock and the DVR station. I wanted the MiniDock for the extra battery life, as well as a very portable charger.(charge time varies, but seems to fully charge in about 2 hours. Just a guess) I bought the DVR station(which also charges the device) so that I can record my own shows easily, and it also has video ports to watch the movies and such on a TV. It isn't high def, but it is still cool to be able to watch what you want on the go and share with friends and family.







Do I recommend this to someone considering it? Well, I can only tell you that the only regret I have about buy this 605 Wifi is that just a few months later, the new series was lined up for release. I think they look so nice, and they do everything this does, and more, in a nice new sleek package. The one version will have 3.5G for internet anywhere, which would be nice also, so that you don't have to rely on a stationary Wifi connection. But for what the 605 Wifi has, it is a great device which has provided me with numerous hours of entertainment on my train rides to work.







***Also, I purchased the Noreve leather case for the 605, and I love it. As a bonus, this case has a slot for the Stylus inside. Kinda looks like a ladies wallet, but once you get passed that and understand that you paid good money for the 605 Wifi, you want it protected from damage. I don't have any problems with the buttons not fitting in the case. And it is easy to slide in and out of for DVR station usage.

LaCie Little Disk Hard Drive-250GB LITTLE DISK USB 2.0 EXT FW400+ 5400 RPM 8MB

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done before the "sync," I now had an empty iPod that couldn't be written to (essentially, a paperweight). I restored my iPod twice and frantically searched Mac forums + support pages; I tried every one of the 10 to 20 solutions to fix possible reasons for this error. No luck.

Finally, this morning I took everything (iPod, Macbook, LaCie Little Disk) to the Genius Bar at Apple and we figured out eventually that it was the LaCie drive that was the problem (songs were transferred to my iPod with no problem from an Apple Store computer, and from my own Macbook's internal hard drive). Either the iPod (or iPod's software) wasn't compatible with the LaCie's (or its software); the USB connections weren't compatible (I tried both USB ports and FireWire on the LaCie), or something else.

Needless to say, I have to return this thing tomorrow (after backing my data up again) and buy a different drive (& start all over again). Not happy.

ClickFree HD801 160GB Portable Backup Drive

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done before the "sync," I now had an empty iPod that couldn't be written to (essentially, a paperweight). I restored my iPod twice and frantically searched Mac forums + support pages; I tried every one of the 10 to 20 solutions to fix possible reasons for this error. No luck.



Finally, this morning I took everything (iPod, Macbook, LaCie Little Disk) to the Genius Bar at Apple and we figured out eventually that it was the LaCie drive that was the problem (songs were transferred to my iPod with no problem from an Apple Store computer, and from my own Macbook's internal hard drive). Either the iPod (or iPod's software) wasn't compatible with the LaCie's (or its software); the USB connections weren't compatible (I tried both USB ports and FireWire on the LaCie), or something else.



Needless to say, I have to return this thing tomorrow (after backing my data up again) and buy a different drive (& start all over again). Not happy.

BlackArmor 160GB USB 2.0 Hardware-based Full-disc Encryption Technology (Windows Only)

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done before the "sync," I now had an empty iPod that couldn't be written to (essentially, a paperweight). I restored my iPod twice and frantically searched Mac forums + support pages; I tried every one of the 10 to 20 solutions to fix possible reasons for this error. No luck.





Finally, this morning I took everything (iPod, Macbook, LaCie Little Disk) to the Genius Bar at Apple and we figured out eventually that it was the LaCie drive that was the problem (songs were transferred to my iPod with no problem from an Apple Store computer, and from my own Macbook's internal hard drive). Either the iPod (or iPod's software) wasn't compatible with the LaCie's (or its software); the USB connections weren't compatible (I tried both USB ports and FireWire on the LaCie), or something else.





Needless to say, I have to return this thing tomorrow (after backing my data up again) and buy a different drive (& start all over again). Not happy.

Seagate FreeAgent Go 160GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

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done before the "sync," I now had an empty iPod that couldn't be written to (essentially, a paperweight). I restored my iPod twice and frantically searched Mac forums + support pages; I tried every one of the 10 to 20 solutions to fix possible reasons for this error. No luck.







Finally, this morning I took everything (iPod, Macbook, LaCie Little Disk) to the Genius Bar at Apple and we figured out eventually that it was the LaCie drive that was the problem (songs were transferred to my iPod with no problem from an Apple Store computer, and from my own Macbook's internal hard drive). Either the iPod (or iPod's software) wasn't compatible with the LaCie's (or its software); the USB connections weren't compatible (I tried both USB ports and FireWire on the LaCie), or something else.







Needless to say, I have to return this thing tomorrow (after backing my data up again) and buy a different drive (& start all over again). Not happy.

Iomega 160GB USB 2.0 / FireWire External Hard Drive - 33749-160GB PORTABLE HARD DRIVE EXT USB 2.0 FIREWIRE

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done before the "sync," I now had an empty iPod that couldn't be written to (essentially, a paperweight). I restored my iPod twice and frantically searched Mac forums + support pages; I tried every one of the 10 to 20 solutions to fix possible reasons for this error. No luck.









Finally, this morning I took everything (iPod, Macbook, LaCie Little Disk) to the Genius Bar at Apple and we figured out eventually that it was the LaCie drive that was the problem (songs were transferred to my iPod with no problem from an Apple Store computer, and from my own Macbook's internal hard drive). Either the iPod (or iPod's software) wasn't compatible with the LaCie's (or its software); the USB connections weren't compatible (I tried both USB ports and FireWire on the LaCie), or something else.









Needless to say, I have to return this thing tomorrow (after backing my data up again) and buy a different drive (& start all over again). Not happy.

Seagate FreeAgent Go 160GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

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laptop & portable drives give up on me, but Seagate has never let me down.

Seagate is usually bit more expensive than others - but very reliable.

About this particular drive:
+ It is light weight, has a dim light indicator on one of the sides which tells that the drive is plugged in
+ Neat sleek casing which makes it look good
+ Thick and flexible USB cable which makes it easy to plug the drive without any fear of breaking/twiching the cable
+ Very light weight drive
+ Comes with the Ceedo software which will make your desktop applications portable (I have never used it myself, but there are good reviews about this software on the internet)

What I do not like about the drive:
- I wish if it was packed with some better backup software like SecondCopy

Tip #1: Backup software
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Ok, now that you have a backup drive, how do you plan to use it to backup your data on your laptop/desktop ? I use a software called SecondCopy - which I found to be very addictive to use:
- Once you have this software installed, you can select all the folders on your desktop/laptop that you want to backup and also select the destination where you want to backup
- You can configure the backup profile in such a way that either automatically or manually, the software will find the differences between the 2 drives and display the differences to you and let you backup data from your laptop/desktop on to your drive.

Tip #2: Secondary Backup
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+ Now, that you have all your backup setup and you throw in your drive in your laptop bag and unfortunately you leave your laptop bag in your car and your laptop along with your backup drive is stolen, what do you do in this case where you have lost your primary data as well as your backup data - there are 2 options
- Do not keep your portable drive in the same bag in which you carry your laptop, which is a bit of an inconvinience
- Or, you buy another drive - you can either buy a similar drive or buy a 3.5" big hard drive(which needs external power supply) and keep it at home and keep your backups on both the portable drive as well as the big drive which you have at your home - this way even if you lose your laptop bag or even if you lose your big hard drive at home, there is another backup from which you can retrieve your dear data - your photos, your projects, your movies, music ...

Tip #3: Network drive
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This is the ultimate nirvana of any drive. Basically you will have to buy a network drive device and connect this to your hard disk, once you do that and do some additional configuration, you can let your drive be available on your home network - this way, you can listen to your music/watch movies that are there on your hard disk from any computer in your home/from an Apple TV .... Or you can even leave your hard disk at home and access the data from outside of your home(from office/anywhere else there is internet). The network drive comes with its own security settings etc, so you do not have to worry about a hacker accessing your drive.