PHD120UHE-54 E5 HybridDrive 120 GB 2.5-Inch USB Portable Hard Drive

If you are looking for a portable back-up drive with substantial storage capacity, this is a good option to consider. It is quite expensive, but still, this is a nice gadget, a 5-star device. It is the size of an iPod and does not require an external power supply - very convenient. I'm not quite sure why they call it a hybrid, but maybe because it works not only on USB2 but also on the old USB1 (obviously, much more slowly). I backed up my photos (thousands) from my home computer, documents at work including large email archive files, plus loaded music files to play in the office, and everything worked out just fine. Having gone through a hard drive crash once, I should now be in a good shape to recover if/when it happens again! (if only I remember to back up again every now and then, not only this one time...) Acomdata is a new company for me, I had not even heard their name before. A friend has this device and showed it to me when he visited. I was impressed, this is a perfect solution for my storage needs too. You could use your iPod for the same purpose, but it would seriously eat into the limited space for the music files - my pod is full of music, I'm waiting for the 100 GB++ version and for sure not putting my documents there to replace music.

I bought this product both to back up large amounts of data and to transfer large amounts of data by "sneaker net". I've been very happy with the disk for both these uses. (Incidentally, I also have an AcomData firewire external disk that I'm very happy with.)I was looking for an external disk that would not need the hassle of external AC power. This is the one: It picks up its electrical power from its USB connection. If your computer can't quite manage to supply the current from a single USB port, then the USB cable (supplied) allows you to boost the current from a second available USB port.It also comes with several applications that can be run basically off the disk itself. They look potentially useful, but I haven't needed them yet. They include Redemption (for back-up), OpenOffice and Skype (which are also available elsewhere, of course).It comes with password security. But, despite the Amazon ad, it does not come with sunglasses.And one day I'll figure out what "hybrid" means! (;>))

I bought this portable HD primarily for back-up and because it was backward compatable to older USB connections. I had a problem with it right from the get-go because the device was defective. I can personally say from experience that Acomdata's tech support is the very best. I was able to actually speak to a real person, in this country, in English without being put on hold. Emails were also promptly answered. Ended up sending the unit in and getting it repaired. Works just great and does everything I need. It has some useful utilities to configure it and auto or manual save whatever files or programs you desire.

This hard drive works great! I was a little taken aback when I first plugged the hard drive in and saw all the contents that came with it. Once I spotted the manual the rest was history. I followed the instructions and my external worked like a charm. This product is definitely worth the buy.

This is a beautifully designed piece of equipment. It's small, fast, quiet, and has a well-engineered feel about it. Also, the User Manual that comes with it is one of the best I've seen in some time. (Make sure you read it - it's all in there!) I'd bought a "Maxtor One-Touch III" the week before I bought the Acomdata drive and the Maxtor turned out to be a total, frustrating disaster. The software that came with the Maxtor was a nightmare and Maxtor tech suppt (actually Seagate, now that Maxtor is owned by Seagate) was unable to ever get me up and running. Close to 4 hrs and 5 tech suppt calls later I returned the Maxtor for a refund.After doing some online research I decided to give Acomdata a try, having never really heard of them. Acomdata tech suppt, unlike Maxtor's, was absolutely wonderful...courteous and very skilled (located in CA). I had a minor initial problem with re-formatting the Acomdata Hybridrive with the NTFS file system, which is recommended if you plan to use the drive only on Windows XP or 2000. A call to tech suppt confirmed that you can sometimes get an error msg when trying to do this; tech suppt easily walked me through the steps to successfully re-format, and provided insight and clarification on some other minor questions I had. My tech suppt person also provided me his direct phone extension and email address for future use. Talk about a great tech suppt experience!The supplied "Redemption" backup software is a breeze to use - I had my PC backed-up in a matter of minutes. The fact that it's powered by the USB connection is convenient. And the drive comes pre-loaded with a host of other useful software (Nomad Mobile Desktop) that I haven't even checked into yet. I highly recommend the Acomdata Hybridrive 2.5 - nice product and outstanding tech suppt.