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Pros

  • Lightweight
  • Bus-powered
  • Three connectivity ports
  • Rugged
  • Fast copy and duplication speeds

Cons

  • Protective rubber banding adds noticeable girth
  • Only comes in one size and color

The Specs

Storage
Drive size 1000.0 GB
Drive type External
Ports and Connections
Available Interfaces
  • FireWire 400
  • FireWire 800
  • USB 2.0
Firewire
  • FireWire 400
  • FireWire 800
USB 2.0 Yes
General Features
Bus Powered 1

Performance

Macworld Lab
USB - copy 1GB to External Drive 36  (CLOB) seconds
USB - duplicate 1GB file on external drive 60  (CLOB) seconds
USB - Low memory Photoshop test 252  (CLOB) seconds
USB - AJA Video Throughput 28.3  (CLOB) seconds
FireWire 400 - copy 1GB to External Drive 30  (CLOB) seconds
FireWire 400 - duplicate 1GB file on external drive 50  (CLOB) seconds
FireWire 400 - Low memory Photoshop test 228  (CLOB) seconds
FireWire 400 - AJA Video Throughput 36.7  (CLOB) seconds
FireWire 800 - copy 1GB to External Drive 20  (CLOB) seconds
FireWire 800 - duplicate 1GB file on external drive 30  (CLOB) seconds
FireWire 800 - Low memory Photoshop test 193  (CLOB) seconds
FireWire 800 - AJA Video Throughput 83.8  (CLOB) seconds