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LaCie Rugged Mini USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 2TB External Hard Drive (9000298)
We have analyzed 1603 reviews and found:
30% of users say that:Product works great, works fine, is great, works well. Drive works great, works just fine, arrived on time, works like a dream. Lacie is faster, has space, is just successful, has a nice little scam. Speed is good, is about 130 mb/sec, is ok, is very good.2% of users noticed that:Cable are too loose causing problems, looked different from the ones advertised, is so loose, are loose. Data is gone forever, can steal my, can not even access. Computer was not readable, is not recognized, will not recognize the device. Software was useless, was clunky, are broken.
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product
1120567
great • love • good • excellent • like • works great • fast • reliable • works fine • portable • is great • rugged • small • very good • awesome • works well • works • is fast • worked fine • compact
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positive1120
great • love • good • excellent • like • works great • fast • reliable • works fine • portable • is great • rugged • small • very good • awesome • works well • works • is fast • worked fine • compact • looks good • solid • easy to use • does what i need • very reliable • amazing • works very well • is rugged • work great • are reliable • sturdy • is the best • was worth it • highly recommend • recommend • works perfectly • still works • no problems • durable • been great • is compact • worked very well • ’s super easy to use • are the best • is small • clear • worked well • no problem • everywhere • well • is quiet • loved • was good • is a great hard drive • served me well • light • just fine • is good • work fine • very portable • fantastic • works as advertised • pretty fast • worked great • was great • has worked great • working • good quality • was perfect • up
negative567
died • stopped working • did not work • doesn't work • failed • disconnects • bad • annoying • crashed • back • piece of junk • would eject itself • hate • problems • crap • does not work • didn't work • fails • never worked • terrible • problem • has definitely solved my storage problem • was covered by their warranty • only works intermittently • has overheated multiple times • won't connect to my computer • can't submit • turns out that the hard drive doesn't have the capability of working with the latest version • has no support for the latest os • no one able to assist • keeps it from sliding around • issue on arrival • will sporadically disconnect • should fall under warranty • is not • never lets me down • plugged into an outlet instead of power from the laptop • constantly disconnects itself • causes errors • could not access • not a bad • has yet to fail me • past the return period • bricked • ’s no longer working • was not true • only serves those people who own computers • around very little • remained stagnate • was not moved • did not offer anything else other than a refurbished hard as a replacement • will not stay attached to my macbook pro • is not good • was being sod at the apple store • if fake • hardly even used • not afraid to drop • crashes • disconnects non-stop • not the cord • actively in use • refused any special treatment • disconnect shortly after • took 4 hours to backup the laptop • ’s not as fast • can cause problems • would slip out with barely a movement of the hard drive • ’s a rip off • heat up a little big • suddenly unwritable
drive
11373
great • hard • great hard • works great • excellent • good • very fast • reliable • works just fine • rugged • reliable hard • arrived on time • nice • works like a dream • great reliable • is very easy to use • worked okay • started fresh • very tough • is tough
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drive
positive113
great • hard • great hard • works great • excellent • good • very fast • reliable • works just fine • rugged • reliable hard • arrived on time • nice • works like a dream • great reliable • is very easy to use • worked okay • started fresh • very tough • is tough • will be fine • works in that regard • more hard • is not too loud • is a good choice • good hard • 1.5tb • was fast • was shipped off • still works • worked great • perfect hard • great little • dependable • great tough • have been rock solid • is good quality • is great quality • operates as designed • work • is kind cool • best • very familiar • still worked • solid hard • were used as backups • requires a powerful usb 2.0 port • has been working great • work great • excelent • awesome stable hard • is excellent • is plenty quick • is pretty much already password protected • is really fast • very sturdy • super fast and durable • worked for about three hours • durable • compact hard • excellent hard • review • terrific • nice hard • fantastic • protection • fine • is very • felt the quality • was compartmented into la cie
negative73
hard • stopped working • failed • won't stay mounted • was no longer functioning • has failed to either mount • had dropped off • always failed me • crashing • bad up hard • run hot • fairly abused • worst hard • has always been sitting on my desk • not cause • won't power on • worked • ejects itself with the error “disc not ejected properly • has trouble being read by my macbook • was frozen • not a thunderbolt • manufactured a year or more earlier • has stopped working • is so slow • not even show up • was not dropped • didn’t format properly • bad • has tested at 80-90 mbps write speed • stopped responding • will no longer open • started making clicking noises • doesn't mount on my imac • disappointing hard • can be powered by the thunderbolt connection to the computer • was not visible via disk management • overrated • needed to erase • wasn't even able to format • isn't up to snuff • has repeatedly dismounted improperly • agreed to replace • needed to be remounted • contains a special usb cable • has broken down • is attached with firewire 800 • was broken • came in as defective • runs at 5400 rpm • was dead • could fail at once • is not spinning • same issue • doesn't respond at all • flew out
lacie
6036
rugged • love • hard drives • is faster • thanks • great • has space • is just successful • has a nice little scam • hard drive • changing to • don't buy • was recommended • dependable • ever buying • never disappoints • is really rugged • is good for watching films • rugged mini • beautiful
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lacie
positive60
rugged • love • hard drives • is faster • thanks • great • has space • is just successful • has a nice little scam • hard drive • changing to • don't buy • was recommended • dependable • ever buying • never disappoints • is really rugged • is good for watching films • rugged mini • beautiful • portable • is formatted fat32 • makes a great rugged portable • loved • is a nice orange • reliable durable • good job • makes great portable • i have 4 • done me well • was the one • wish to exit • technical support • hard • will say • full size • is the perfect shape • is great for storage • rugged drives • did a good job • has worked out great • trust • keeps making them smaller and lighter • has drive management • you can rely on • has one for $50 • has been great
negative36
bad bad bad • sticking • hard drives • big oversight • will never use • is a bit whiny • hard drives these days • rugged hard drive • rugged • has been horrible • you could rely on • wanted $1400 to recover the disk • has never fairly priced their products • not purchase • should be in every photographers bag • started beeping • does not work with mac time machine • will never buy • was bought out by seagate • replaced • didn't • doesn't provide this info • really should just encourage people to buy cables • were resolved • had issues • eventually failed • avoid • replaced it rather slowly • suck • hard drive my appear to be quite expensive • fail • broken • hard drive • just can't get it right • drives becoming corrupted • drives (hard drives
speed
399
great • good • is good • avg • impressed • stated transfer speeds • potential • amazing • is about 130 mb/sec • is ok • is very good • works well • needs • is way faster • is only good • was quite impressive • is your main priority • are perfectly acceptable • is superb • is more than adequate
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speed
positive39
great • good • is good • avg • impressed • stated transfer speeds • potential • amazing • is about 130 mb/sec • is ok • is very good • works well • needs • is way faster • is only good • was quite impressive • is your main priority • are perfectly acceptable • is superb • is more than adequate • awesome • fast • nice • fair share of video editing • is ~45mb • satisfied • highest • avg computed • reliable • 7200 • very decent
negative9
is no different from usb 3.0 • don't need • is definitely lacking • not very impressive • stayed at ~45mb • continued to drop slowly • stayed between 30mb • comes out to be: 3.25gb/min • was at around 55mb
this drive
3013
is great • love • holds up great • does hold up to its proclaimed speeds of 130mb/s • is very stable • is best left for light to moderate work loads • is amazing • is very fast • worked fine • high hopes • performed as expected • is shock • dust • water resistance • is a must-have • is screaming fast • is really nice • very happy • is much more convenient in terms of size • generates little
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positive30
is great • love • holds up great • does hold up to its proclaimed speeds of 130mb/s • is very stable • is best left for light to moderate work loads • is amazing • is very fast • worked fine • high hopes • performed as expected • is shock • dust • water resistance • is a must-have • is screaming fast • is really nice • very happy • is much more convenient in terms of size • generates little • really like • made those transfers quickly • takes care of my off-site backups • has worked great • is slim • light • fast • very durable
negative13
has been faulty • does not live up to rugged • is among the slowest • advise do not buy • accessing my main drive • is crap • hate • don't buy • stopped working less • slow • do not buy • work evaporated • avoid
price
321
great • good • was good • accomplishes the mission • high • was outstanding • will be between $550 and $1500 • well • holds me back • is worth it • nice • works great • reasonable • isn't too bad • wise • is the best available • reliable • rugged • low • is right
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price
positive32
great • good • was good • accomplishes the mission • high • was outstanding • will be between $550 and $1500 • well • holds me back • is worth it • nice • works great • reasonable • isn't too bad • wise • is the best available • reliable • rugged • low • is right
negative1
was too bad
device
237
helps to protect it from drops and bumps • durable • works well • rugged • well built • is still compatible with the usb 3.0 connection • different • great • very slick • is too much for me • perfect • much better apparent speed • deserves 5 • excellent • is awesome • is a breath of fresh air • fine • were never abused • ideal • gets hot with prolonged use
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positive23
helps to protect it from drops and bumps • durable • works well • rugged • well built • is still compatible with the usb 3.0 connection • different • great • very slick • is too much for me • perfect • much better apparent speed • deserves 5 • excellent • is awesome • is a breath of fresh air • fine • were never abused • ideal • gets hot with prolonged use • was touted by a pro photographer • backup • has performed flawlessly
negative7
was defective • limitation • starts to get really hot • nothing but issues • died • were used with care • real problems
do not buy • not recommend • not trust • would not buy • just stopped working • won't order • strongly recommend not buying • so dissatisfied
size
231
great • nice • like • durability • sleek • same • ease of use • is just about right • small • perfect • 3x • 500gb • large • impressed • really like • handy smaller • love
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size
positive23
great • nice • like • durability • sleek • same • ease of use • is just about right • small • perfect • 3x • 500gb • large • impressed • really like • handy smaller • love
negative1
is no bigger than my iphone
storage
214
great • lot • only 256gb of its own • require a lot • nice • reliable • holds up overtime • reliable stable • easy • massive • placed into • backed up • replacement • quick • plenty • quite useful • comes with cloud • compact • fast
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storage
positive21
great • lot • only 256gb of its own • require a lot • nice • reliable • holds up overtime • reliable stable • easy • massive • placed into • backed up • replacement • quick • plenty • quite useful • comes with cloud • compact • fast
negative4
not getting the bigger • didn't have enough • has 400mb • can't afford to go cheap
it's
156
been working great • worked from day one • working flawlessly • survived a couple shoots • durability • connected will prompt my computer • been traveling with me • still working perfectly • about 12 or 14 long • is smaller than i thought and lighter • doing a great job • formatted for both mac • o.k. • called: ntfs-3
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positive15
been working great • worked from day one • working flawlessly • survived a couple shoots • durability • connected will prompt my computer • been traveling with me • still working perfectly • about 12 or 14 long • is smaller than i thought and lighter • doing a great job • formatted for both mac • o.k. • called: ntfs-3
negative6
useless appendage • basically useless • already stopped connecting • mistake • already failed • cut down data transfer speeds
video
182
editing • take up so much storage • raw • are the drives to use • personal files • easily off of drive • recommend • working really fast • lot • are very safely • important documents • heavy • got me through • very informative • three to for times a day • production partner • shoots
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video
positive18
editing • take up so much storage • raw • are the drives to use • personal files • easily off of drive • recommend • working really fast • lot • are very safely • important documents • heavy • got me through • very informative • three to for times a day • production partner • shoots
negative2
files • project no thanks to this pos
item
136
great • is well made • good dependable • less than 5 months • was decent • very good • was as expected • arrived on time • in good top tip conditions • seems to work well • terrific • was a little bigger
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positive13
great • is well made • good dependable • less than 5 months • was decent • very good • was as expected • arrived on time • in good top tip conditions • seems to work well • terrific • was a little bigger
negative6
was opened • bad • does not work • stopped working 2 weeks • could be plugged in and used to store files • is defective
review
153
great • are correct • good • takes into consideration the extra price • helped you please give a thumbs up • was helpful to you • are right after purchase • glowing • did the trick • solve my storage needs • 3.4overall19.4/2578view full • read online • thank me
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positive15
great • are correct • good • takes into consideration the extra price • helped you please give a thumbs up • was helpful to you • are right after purchase • glowing • did the trick • solve my storage needs • 3.4overall19.4/2578view full • read online • thank me
negative3
were fake • about failure • many negative
problem
135
no • zero • not had
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problem
positive13
no • zero • not had
negative5
persists • was fixed • worst • very few • with external hard drives
usb 3.0
161
is also backward compatible with usb 2.0 • perfect • fast • works great • is super fast • reliable • is good • can transfer up to 5gbs/s • is a straight up beast • up to 5gb/s • is faster than firewire • express card • cheap • express card the speed ranges from ~2gb-3.7gb/min • expecting • superspeed
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usb 3.0
positive16
is also backward compatible with usb 2.0 • perfect • fast • works great • is super fast • reliable • is good • can transfer up to 5gbs/s • is a straight up beast • up to 5gb/s • is faster than firewire • express card • cheap • express card the speed ranges from ~2gb-3.7gb/min • expecting • superspeed
negative1
is backward compatible with usb 2.0
macbook
125
pro • was very easy to setup • hit the ground much harder • is completely fine • works fine • thanks for any correction.new
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macbook
positive12
pro • was very easy to setup • hit the ground much harder • is completely fine • works fine • thanks for any correction.new
negative5
requires a usb-c • wasn't even reading the drive being plugged • old • was running out of storage • air boots
design
16
durable • rugged • poofy • great • easy to setup • is a game-hanger for protection • nice • portable • cool • simple • very durable • thinner • beautiful • very rugged
issue
96
no • without • works great • never notice • not had
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issue
positive9
no • without • works great • never notice • not had
negative6
is the drive • is.. • isn't limited to times • get worse • with one going corrupt • not an
quality
15
great • high • fine • reflection • rugged • love • dependability • very weighty • nice • good • worked great
rugged
132
work well • works great!!as • really mean rugged • would be a better option • worked as intended • hard drive • reliable • speedy • are great drives • small • is one the best accessories • is about $80 less • fast
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rugged
positive13
work well • works great!!as • really mean rugged • would be a better option • worked as intended • hard drive • reliable • speedy • are great drives • small • is one the best accessories • is about $80 less • fast
negative2
can't even stand to sit on my desk • nothing
portable
14
great • best • fast • hard drive was highly recommended • good • best professional • very • compact • simple • durable • rugged
unit
76
works • good • is great • solid • backup • good choice • great little
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unit
positive7
works • good • is great • solid • backup • good choice • great little
negative6
was faulty • extremely fragile • craps • starts beeping • would not mount on either my mac • is physically smaller
mac
76
was filling up • fast with photos • with ease • easy to use • durable • fast • run very fast
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mac
positive7
was filling up • fast with photos • with ease • easy to use • durable • fast • run very fast
negative6
doesn't recognize it • default back up routine • didn't work • didnt work • undetectable • wouldn't recognize
this thing
76
is sturdy • fast • is fast • transferred them fast • love • is super rugged • is ready to take the rigors of the road
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this thing
positive7
is sturdy • fast • is fast • transferred them fast • love • is super rugged • is ready to take the rigors of the road
negative6
continues to turn itself off • was dead • is awful • is completely worthless • hate • failed prematurely
warranty
85
you can't deal • run out • you need a new one • is finished • is outstanding • expired last month • work • 2 years left on the new one
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warranty
positive8
you can't deal • run out • you need a new one • is finished • is outstanding • expired last month • work • 2 years left on the new one
negative5
limited • starts from the manufacture date • you have so send in your drive first • was void if broken • was useless
hd
84
great • big older • love these small • hast lasted for me • gold standard • great little • is working as hoped
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hd
positive8
great • big older • love these small • hast lasted for me • gold standard • great little • is working as hoped
negative4
failed after such short time • worried • is garbage • is pretty short
transfer speed
94
fast • decent • is averaging 5-7 min • are good • was 126mbps • is great • expect • avg
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transfer speed
positive9
fast • decent • is averaging 5-7 min • are good • was 126mbps • is great • expect • avg
negative4
average • stayed at ~45mb
thunderbolt
93
speeds up to 510mb • with anything less than 7200 rpm • incredibly impressed • built-in • is extremely fast • rugged • backs up fast • works • 10gb/s
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thunderbolt
positive9
speeds up to 510mb • with anything less than 7200 rpm • incredibly impressed • built-in • is extremely fast • rugged • backs up fast • works • 10gb/s
negative3
not much choice • wasn't working • lack
external hard drive
111
best • great • reliable • is fast • sturdy • extremely reliable • feels incredibly robust • absolutely fantastic
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external hard drive
positive11
best • great • reliable • is fast • sturdy • extremely reliable • feels incredibly robust • absolutely fantastic
negative1
is small enough to be clutter free
cable
1829
are too loose causing problems • looked different from the ones advertised • can't even touch • doesn't go all the way in • is so loose • won't fit • doesn't fit my macbook pro • are loose • constantly disconnecting from my computer • felt a little loose • no sense • i could wrap around it • chastises me for abusing it • does tend to disconnected • gets damaged • power up the drive • was jiggled • is truly horrendous • issue • failed or the socket got damaged
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cable
positive18
longer • wraps around the drive • is really nice • was more secure • will work with this drive • tucks beautifully into the rubber case • brilliant • folds neatly into the groove around the side of the case • is true • can power up the device • comes out of this drive all the time • good • all it needs • i can get at the data • very easily • was included in the package • makes a good connection to the drive
negative29
are too loose causing problems • looked different from the ones advertised • can't even touch • doesn't go all the way in • is so loose • won't fit • doesn't fit my macbook pro • are loose • constantly disconnecting from my computer • felt a little loose • no sense • i could wrap around it • chastises me for abusing it • does tend to disconnected • gets damaged • power up the drive • was jiggled • is truly horrendous • issue • failed or the socket got damaged • erase your drive or send you a new • do detach very easily • none of the issues • does not fit tightly into the drive • needed • connected firmly to the drive • falls out of place in the device • connects to sank in • would pop off
data
1720
lose • would not recommend • lost all my • none • not all • is gone forever • never been able to recover • no • lost • precious • avoid losing • losing • becomes unusable • can steal my • lost all • can not even access • recover • hard drive • never trust
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data
positive17
priceless • valuable • backed up • was swiftly • backed up on the cloud • holds loads • without any usage • would be over hundreds • safe • filled up • really important • $300 to retrieve • intensive • hot • cold • will be double backed up • precious
negative20
lose • would not recommend • lost all my • none • not all • is gone forever • never been able to recover • no • lost • precious • avoid losing • losing • becomes unusable • can steal my • lost all • can not even access • recover • hard drive • never trust
computer
722
doesn't have this connection • restarts the drive fails to mount again • multiple • was not readable • irreparable • tried on multiple • lacks hard drive • no • crashes • not to shut off • is not recognized • dropped • would not recognize the drive when plugged • won't read their existence • will not recognize the device • no longer recognizes the drive when connected over thunderbolt • would not longer back up using usb • couldn't read the drive at all • would not back up • restarted
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computer
positive7
needed two new backup drives • accessible from the lacie • worked well • was full • new • is strong • fast
negative22
doesn't have this connection • restarts the drive fails to mount again • multiple • was not readable • irreparable • tried on multiple • lacks hard drive • no • crashes • not to shut off • is not recognized • dropped • would not recognize the drive when plugged • won't read their existence • will not recognize the device • no longer recognizes the drive when connected over thunderbolt • would not longer back up using usb • couldn't read the drive at all • would not back up • restarted • doesn't show it • does affect transfer speed
software
1113
may need some work • was useless • was clunky • would not work with the mac • lost • caused my computer to bluescreen • are broken • didn't install • starts to do its five step installation thing • failure • hiccups • too much • lose
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software
positive11
run editing • easy to use • in a protected segment • backup • is great • came with the product • had no problem • excellent • looks great • kept • best
negative13
may need some work • was useless • was clunky • would not work with the mac • lost • caused my computer to bluescreen • are broken • didn't install • starts to do its five step installation thing • failure • hiccups • too much • lose
cord
711
slips out too easily • doesn't stay in with any slight movement • unplugs easily • becomes easily unplugged • is very annoying • sucks • stopped working • is only one • plugged in or you will stretch the port • seems finicky • will not stay in the hard drive
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cord
positive7
wraps into itself • stays attached • is longer than shown in the photo • better • like • works • was longer
negative11
slips out too easily • doesn't stay in with any slight movement • unplugs easily • becomes easily unplugged • is very annoying • sucks • stopped working • is only one • plugged in or you will stretch the port • seems finicky • will not stay in the hard drive
usb
99
is 10times slower • is loose • does not work • came loose • will not connect all the time • keeps slipping out of lacie hard drive • same thing happened • is slower • is sometimes recognized on my home computer
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usb
positive9
connects right into my macbook • comes out with any slight touch • are fast • are well-protected • 3.0 drives • is super fast • saves lives • is connected • always works
negative9
is 10times slower • is loose • does not work • came loose • will not connect all the time • keeps slipping out of lacie hard drive • same thing happened • is slower • is sometimes recognized on my home computer
seagate
66
replaced the drive with a factory repaired drive • have failed within 2 years • finicky • multiple times • hard disk • sucked up
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seagate
positive6
sells with their product • will stick • has worked perfectly • more chances • most from • momentus raw drives
negative6
replaced the drive with a factory repaired drive • have failed within 2 years • finicky • multiple times • hard disk • sucked up
file
48
simply duplicated them on the drive itself • large • ended up losing • i was working on was screwed • can't access • don't take up as much space as backups • are lost • smaller
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file
positive4
raw • edit • 🎞 • holds plenty
negative8
simply duplicated them on the drive itself • large • ended up losing • i was working on was screwed • can't access • don't take up as much space as backups • are lost • smaller
usb cable
39
prevents • causing the drive to fail • generic black • problem • dismount • few rugged • not the • fix the issue • impossible
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usb cable
positive3
need to use • correct way every time • good luck
negative9
prevents • causing the drive to fail • generic black • problem • dismount • few rugged • not the • fix the issue • impossible
disk
66
hard • only spins at 5400rpm • errors 3 times in 4 months • wasn't ejected properly message • feels little bulky
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disk
positive6
very good • rought and fast • worked fine • nice solid • are over half full a this point • rugged
negative6
hard • only spins at 5400rpm • errors 3 times in 4 months • wasn't ejected properly message • feels little bulky
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