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Archos External Qdisk 120GB Hard Drive USB2.0
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Archos 120 GB Q-Disk  |
A fantastic product that will cheaply and dramatically increase the storage capacity of your computer, with the added benefit of being useful for transporting those large files as well! It comes with a driver diskette, but you can just plug it into any computer and Windows will recognise it as a Mass Storage Device and it can be used without the need for installation.File transfer is pretty rapid - I would estimate that with USB 2.0 you can transfer a gigabyte of data in around two minutes. I havent tried it with USB 1.1, but would imagine that 48x slower transfers are going to be pretty restrictive. So if you dont have USB 2.0 you might want to consider buying a USB 2.0 card (if you have a free PCI Slot, its worth it for the sake of around £20). The only gripe I have with the Q-Disk, which stopped it getting a 5-star rating, is that if you want it connected to your PC all the time, it will always be on, even if your computer isnt. While the drive spins quietly, it is not entirely silent and so perhaps isnt great if the computers in a bedroom. This wouldnt be a problem, of course, except that theres no off switch on the drive and so the only way to turn it off is to pull the cable out of the back (which causes a small spark) or switch it off at the socket. A small flaw, perhaps, but a flaw nonetheless in an otherwise exceptional product.
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Archos 120 Gig Zip drive  |
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This has been a life saver. No more burning disks to swap files with all my mates. USB2 is lightning. I flatten my PC this weekend, it took literally seconds to transfer all the files I wanted onto my C drive. Its great as back up, money well spent me thinks! Buy one, it will change your life!
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