CNET product brief
Description: The Acomdata Puredrive PDHD500USE-72 is a 500GB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is inexpensive at around $90.Can connect with both FireWire and USB 2.0 for increased portability.This is a 7200 rpm drive and has an 8MB buffer.
Pros: Has a 500GB capacity, which is considerably larger than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the average cost of a product with this large a capacity is $240.Connects to your PC via high speed USB 2.0 or FireWire cables.This product can also connect to older USB ports, but the transfer rates will be fairly slow.
Cons: Has a 1 year warranty, which is less favorable than some similarly priced hard drives.For example, the Seagate FreeAgent Desktop, a 500GB hard drive at around $100, has a 5 year warranty.
Suitability: An external hard drive, suited for convenient plug-and-play with most desktop or notebook computers.
Value: Given its inexpensive price, this hard drive has great features for the money.In fact, you would typically pay about 35% more to get a external hard drive with a comparable data transfer rate.
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