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| REVIEW: Verbatim SmartDisk FireWire/USB External Hard Drive |
 A long time ago I had a major hard drive crash. Yes, I created backups, but not very often because at that time you had to backup your data to floppy disks and it was a major pain in the you know what. With the advent of Zip drives and CD burners, backing up became a bit easier, but it was still quite a bit of trouble. Today, however, hard drive prices have come way down and with USB and FireWire, its extremely easy to connect new peripherals to your PC. Enter external hard drives that connect via USB/FireWire and backups are now easy for everyone. One such product is the SmartDisk External Hard Drive from Verbatim.The SmartDisk is an external FireWire/USB 2.0 hard drive that can be used for anything pertaining to saving or transferring data. The drive comes in a single configuration that works on both the PC and Mac. When using the Mac, however, you must have OS 9.2 or later in order to take advantage of the USB 2.0 performance. One other Mac caveat is that the included software is for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. The drive measures 4.53 x 7.91 x 1.53 and weighs about 1.98 lbs. So while it's not really designed for on-the-go usage, it's a solid device with a sleek metal casing that should provide many years of service... Continue reading: Verbatim SmartDisk FireWire/USB External Hard Drive in Reviews. - Comments (Reply To Topic) - 
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