Fujitsu External Hard Drive (300GB)

Description: The Fujitsu External Hard Drive is a 300GB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is midpriced at around $120.Its burst transfer rate is 480 MBps.This hard drive attaches to a system though a USB 2.0 port.This is a 4200 rpm drive and has an 8MB cache.

Pros: Has a 300GB capacity, which is somewhat larger than some similarly priced hard drives.By way of comparison, the typical cost of a product with this large a capacity is $220.

Cons: Has a 1 year warranty, which is somewhat less favorable than some similarly priced hard drives.For example, the Western Digital My Passport Elite, a 320GB hard drive at around $115, has a 5 year warranty.Also, this hard drive spins at only 4200 rpm, which is considerably slower than some similarly priced hard drives.For example, the Universal External Hard Drive, a 250GB hard drive at around $120, spins at 7200 rpm.

Suitability: Suited for those who don't want to take apart their computer just to add more storage?just plug it in.

Value: Overall, this hard drive has great features for the money.On the other hand, you would usually pay around 20% less to get a external hard drive with a comparable data transfer rate.

Suggestions: (1) Replacement notebook drives may be designed for specific models, so be sure to check with your laptop manufacturer to determine which drives are compatible.(2) You may want to consider an external drive/backup solution, rather than replacing the internal one.

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• Manufacturer: Fujitsu
• Part Number: RE25U300J

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
• Width 3.3 in
• Depth 4.7 in
• Height 0.9 in

• Hard Drive

• Form Factor 2.5"
• Capacity 300 GB
• Interface Type Hi-Speed USB
• Buffer Size 8 MB
• Compliant Standards S.M.A.R.T.

• Performance

• Storage Hard Drive / External Data Transfer Rate (For External Drive) 480 Mbps
• Drive Transfer Rate 480 MBps (external)
• Spindle speed 4200 rpm

• Storage Controller

• Type None

• Storage Controller (2nd)

• Type None

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x Hi-Speed USB
• Compatible Bays None
• Compatible Slots x None

• Power

• External Hard Drive Power Source USB bus
• Power device type None

• Miscellaneous

• Cables Included 1 x USB cable
• Compliant Standards CE, FCC

• Software / System Requirements

• Software type Drivers & Utilities
• System Requirements Details Windows 2000/XP - Pentium II - RAM 32 MB, PowerPC G3 - RAM 32 MB

• Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & support type 1 year warranty
• Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year

Fujitsu

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.shopfujitsu.com/
• Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA. 94085
• Phone: 1-800-FUJITSU
• Email: computers@us.fujitsu.com