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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17151 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black/Green
• Brand: Toshiba
• Model: HDDR160E03X
• Dimensions: .50" h x .65" w x 3.20" l, .60 pounds
• Memory: 8MB
• Hard Disk: 160GB

Features

• USB Powered for Portability/ 160GB Capacity/ Up to 480Mb/s Speed
• Small Size Saves Desktop Space/ Compact/ Lightweight/ Just 6 oz./ Black and Geen
• 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.

Customer Reviews

Good product, bad service
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).

Great product!
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.

I recommend it
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.