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SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Model number: S320U | SKU: 8908667

Store your digital media files on this external 320GB hard drive that features built-in cooling vents for quiet, reliable performance.

Average Customer Rating:

4.1 out of 5

6 of 7 (86%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Review 1 for SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Customer Rating

3.0 5

Works 01/02/2009
By suitcase4544 from Paducah, KY

What's great about it: Got it on clearance for $60
What's not so great: large

"Mainly bought this because I'm tired of backing up all my pictures up on DVD's. Easy to use. Advertises 320GB but only 298GB, no big deal still plenty for what I'm using it for. Got it on clearance for $60."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
Is this product used primarily for business?: No

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Review 2 for SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Customer Rating

1.0 5

If looking to back up important data, don't bother 12/27/2008
By mroach from Hueytown, AL

Value for Price

1.0 5

Ease of Use

1.0 5

Performance

1.0 5

Ease of Installation

5.0 5

What's great about it: Nothing I've found...
What's not so great: It dies about every 3 months

"I purchased this device in order to back up a computer that had a failing hard drive. Well, three months later when everything is fixed and I'm ready to put all of my stuff back, the drive decides to fail. I HAD ONLY USED IT ONCE PRIOR. So like the title says, if you want to find something reliable to back up your data, this is not the one for you."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No
Is this product used primarily for business?: No

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Review 3 for SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Works for me 12/19/2008
By Jpan from Boston

Value for Price

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Performance

5.0 5

Ease of Installation

5.0 5

What's great about it: Works right out of the box, nothing to do but plug in and go
What's not so great: So far no problems

"Only had this one day but it couldn't have been easier to use. Just take it out of the box, plug in, attach the usb and it's ready to use. Just what I was looking for. I have a brand new desktop and the hard drive has crashed twice in the first 6 weeks so I need something dependable to back up every day. So far this Simple Tech is doing the trick. Hoping it lasts a long time!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
Is this product used primarily for business?: No

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Review 4 for SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Great Value HD Works Like a Charm 11/01/2008
By deckitbruiseit from Kennesaw, GA

Value for Price

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Performance

5.0 5

Ease of Installation

5.0 5

What's great about it: AWESOME price, easy setup, fast transfers
What's not so great: Somewhat USB powered, not a big deal

"I bought this yesterday to back up my Macbook Pro. It was as simple as they come out of the box, not even an instruction manual (not needed). Just the drive, a stand, a power cable and USB cable. I plugged it into my computer and easily set it up with OS X's Time Machine. I'm not completely sure where that extra 50 GB is as mentioned in the other reviews (maybe they just got REALLY lucky, who knows?), but whatever. It still has plenty of space. It shows up on my computer as 297.77 GB, and my hard drive is 250.
The only qualm I have with the Simple Drive is that when the USB port it's plugged into is powered down (i.e. when I close my laptop), the drive powers down, and when I open my laptop, it sees the drive is powered down and gives me a "improper device removal" warning. I almost returned it for that reason, but then I just plugged it into to a self-powered USB hub, and now it's fine. Would definitely recommend this awesome hard drive."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
Is this product used primarily for business?: No

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Review 5 for SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Terrific Upgrade for me! 10/15/2008
By unburdensome from Salem NH

Value for Price

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Performance

5.0 5

Ease of Installation

5.0 5

What's great about it: Easy Installation, A lot of space
What's not so great: Uses resources which slow my computer

"I love this external drive, not only is it working terrific from the box but it also has about 50 more Gigs than advertised"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 6 for SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Plug and Play HD at a great price 09/09/2008
By GratefulDad from Chapel Hill, NC

Value for Price

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Performance

5.0 5

Ease of Installation

4.0 5

What's great about it: Very easy to use (plug in and it appears as a drive), great price
What's not so great: Bigger than I thought (8" x 4"), although its not a problem

"Exactly as described in the information. You literally plug it into the wall, and into your USB port in your PC (power cable and USB cables provided), and the drive appears on the "My Computer" folder. You can create whatever folders you want on this hard drive. I then just dragged and dropped and files or directories I wanted to copy. It took maybe 30 mins to dump 80GB of info from my Thinkpad to this hardrive. It also comes with software to speed up transfers, and also to help you schedule regular backups of selected data on your PC."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 7 for SimpleTech SimpleDrive Turbo 320GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Strongly Recommend 08/27/2008
By blakemilwaukee

What's great about it: every thing
What's not so great: could have a longer cable but no big deal

"This drive is great no installation just plug it in. It reads as a drive on your computer and instead of 320 its over 370 gb. under a 100 bucks for almost a 400 gig drive is worth it im glad i got this one instead of the other higher priced ones which some got bad reviews. it turns on and of with your computer. with this drive i dont need to up grade my 160 gig in my computer this drive is part of it just not inside the one thing that my be bad about this drive is the usb cable is kind of short but who cares it works great"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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