Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB

Description: This Toshiba USB 2.0 is a 500GB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $105.

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.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: An external hard drive, suited for convenient plug-and-play with most desktop or notebook computers.

Value: In view of its relatively inexpensive price, this hard drive has good features for the money.

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• Manufacturer: Toshiba
• Part Number: HDDR500E04XL

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
• Width 3.2 in
• Depth 5 in
• Height 0.7 in
• Weight 6 oz
• Enclosure Color Liquid blue

• Hard Drive

• Capacity 500 GB
• Interface Type Hi-Speed USB

• Storage Controller

• Type None

• Storage Controller (2nd)

• Type None

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x Hi-Speed USB

• Miscellaneous

• Cables Included 1 x USB cable
• Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
• Compliant Standards RoHS, Plug and Play

• Software / System Requirements

• Min Operating system Apple MacOS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP

• Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & Support 3 years warranty

Toshiba

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.toshiba.com
• Address: 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY. 10020
• Phone: 1-800-316-0920