Product Description

HP’s SimpleSave portable hard drive perfect for plug-and-play instant storage and makes data backup so simple anyone can do it. The included backup software runs right off the drive. The minute you plug it in to a USB port, it begins backing up your data. There’s no need to install and learn software; it’s practically hands-free. User’s will love this backup solution because the software finds all your valuable data, no matter where it is on your computer and, after the first backup, it frequently checks for file changes so your backup is always up to date. Hands-free backup; Plug-and-play storage; Cool and quiet;

Product Details

• Color: Gloss Black
• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Model: HPBAAD0015HBK-NHSN
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 6.26" h x 2.13" w x 5.12" l, 2.40 pounds
• Hard Disk: 1.5TB

Features

• Easy to use HP SimpleSave automatic backup software
• Glossy black finish and attractive compact design
• Cool, quiet, fan-less operation eco-friendly drive
• NTFS file system optimized for PC

Customer Reviews

Wonderful and very affordable
I have had very mediocre results with external drives from WD and Seagate but this drive has blown me away. It's super quiet, works really well, and looks very nice. The blue light is a bit bright but it's not annoying. I use it with a Mac and the (also wonderful) Xtreamer media player and it's flawless. I haven't used the bundled software. I now own 3 of these drives and am about to order a fourth one.

HP SimpleSave 1.5 Gb
This product is absolutely fantastic!!!! Although I am a custom system builder, the ease of use makes it
an item that the novice user can use without fear of complications. I have backed up four desktop computers and one laptop without any problems at all. My worries of loosing data are now behind me. The only way it could be made easier is, if upon arrival, it would unpack itself and plug into the USB port by itself. HP definitely hit a home run with this product and I would recommend it to the novice and professional alike. The purchase from Amazon.com was easy and the item arrived in a timely manner.

Joseph H. Bishop
PuterDoc

All the features you ever wanted in a file backup system and more.
If I were to list all the features that I wanted in a file backup system, they would all be included in the hardware and software associated with the HP SimpleSave 1.5 TB unit. For years I backed up my most important documents on disks - that is, when the thought crossed my mind. As the size of my archives increased, I started using the hp personal media drive (PMD) with 300 GB of storage. That saved my you-know-what big time when the hard drive on my z555 failed and needed to be replaced. But whenever I backed up with the PMD, error messages would occur that needed to be dealt with manually. Nothing like starting a four or five hour backup and returning later to find an error message waiting instead of having your files backed up. That meant baby sitting the backup. What a pain in the you-know-what. With my PMD no longer capable of holding my archived files in one location, I needed something with larger storage capacity, and hopefully operating a lot more robustly. HP provided me a solution in the SimpleSave 1.5 TB unit. Not only can I keep all my archived documents in one place (for easy access), but the software that comes with the unit flags errors when it encounters them during backup, and then keeps right on going - creating a summary document of the job when completed, and including a nice description of the flagged errors. But the best is yet to come: keep the drive active on your system and it automatically backs up your new work as you create it - just leave your system idle for five minutes or more. Now that's smart. The software also provides a great deal of flexibility in choosing which file types to back up. AND - if you attach your other external storage media to your computer during backup, the unit will grab the files on those as well (an option). Now that's convenient. AND - the software is preinstalled on the unit: no installation required. Now that's even more convenient. I couldn't find anything not to like about the design or performance of this unit. Oh, did I forget to mention it's about the size of a book (computer app reference manual) and runs extremely cool. AND use it to back up more than one computer. AND...