Cavalry Storage CAXM Series 500 GB USB / eSATA External Hard Drive CAXM37500 - Includes eSATA Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been using this for a few months and I'm probably going to get another one soon. I've checked out other drives with esata, and they were more expensive and/or didn't have the esata accessories. Also, some of the esata drives didn't have USB 2.0 and just had esata. I don't use USB to connect to the drive but if I need to I'd like the option. Not all motherboards have the hookup. The esata bridge goes directly to one of your slots on the motherboard.
PROS
Definite pros are the speed, size, and cost. Also, consider that you don't have to buy any additional cards to use esata. My machine doesn't have any firewire ports and the cards cost roughly third the cost of this drive. I've read the drive gets hot, but mine is really cool. Maybe this is because I have mine sitting vertically. Also, it's really quiet even with the fan. Esata is roughly 300% faster than USB 2.0, firewire.
CONS
It was slightly tricky to install with Vista. I turned mine off serveral times before I saw the drive.
I reformatted the drive to one FAT32 partition and I couldn't do it from Vista, I had to use a machine with XP. But this is not the drives fault.
The light is really bright. I cover the light up and never really touch the button. My drive is always on.
The esata bridge takes up a PCI slot, sort of as stated before it goes directly to the motherboard not into the PCI slot. There is only one esata port. If I buy a second one I would either use another PCI. However, I bought a bridge that has two esata ports with two cables that plugs to each of my free motherboard sata ports for less than 10 dollars.
I think the MyBooks look better, LOL.
All in all this is a smart buy. The pros definitely outway the minor cons.


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The Cavalry CAXM37500 3.5-Inch 500 GB SATA External Hard Drive is superb external mobile solution for all your data storage needs. The hard drive features an aluminum casing to keep the pre-installed 500 GB SATA hard drive nice and cool to extend the life of the drive. The CAXM37500 supports an incredible transfer rate of 3 Gbps (SATA) and 480 Mbps (USB 2.0), making it easy to add storage to any system with either SATA or USB connectivity. And with it's portable design, and plug and play, hot-swappable connection, Cavalry makes it hassle-free to take your data with you anywhere.
What's in the Box Cavalry CAXM37500 3.5-inch 500GB SATA external hard drive, power adapter, power cord, eSATA to eSATA cable, USB cable, and vertical stand. The latest drivers and resources and be downloaded at http://www.cavalrystorage.com.

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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive STAC2000100 (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)Pros:
1. easy to install
2. easy to use
3. Specific Folders can be selected for backup
4. It turns off and on when computer is turned off and on.
Cons:
1. Software license only allows use with 1 computer
2. Many ads to purchase more software in the bundled software
3. There is a memory leak in the software (version 4.60.0.7252)
I plugged this thing in and it automatically started the software install which was very easy to follow. Once it was done it defaulted to backup my entire computer which was perfect because 2 TB of space if plenty of space to do this for me. The software did have an option to select only specific folders which was nice to know in case I upgrade my pc and have to limit the amount of files for backup.
The software has built in advertisements asking you to try and purchase more of their software. They are easily avoidable, but I'd rather not see them. My favorite part about the backup software bundled with this external hard drive is that it is constantly working to create a mirror image of all the data on the pc. It updates files on the external as soon as they are updated on the pc.
The biggest issue I ran into was that the software only allows you to install it on one pc. I had planned on using this drive with both my pcs and backing it up over my home network. I am going to continue using the drive, but I will go back to using cobian backup which is free; though the interface is a bit less easy.[...]
I do want to say that if you are planning on only using this with one pc or you are willing to purchase extra licenses to utilize the very easy to use interface then this is a very good product.
** My original review didn't contain the below information ***
This problem didn't occur right away. The memory leak in the memeo software bundled with the drive causes windows to popup a message that there is a problem with .NET software. Windows will handle it when you click ok, but all that happens is the Memeo software is closed. I checked the system memory before I closed the program and saw it was using over 1.5 Gigabytes of RAM. I am currently running the most up to date version of Memeo instant backup (version 4.60.0.7252).

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Clickfree Automatic Home Backup C2N 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 1037N (Piano Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm paranoid about losing data and have through the years used Ghost in concert with various backup software as well as (belt & suspenders) copies of major libraries on external hard drives AND Mozy and Carbonite internet services. In short, I've tried it all for many years and always had a fear that I was missing something through a set-up error or such. I've had this solution for over a week now and nothing could be easier. I'm now writing the review as the product has performed flawlessly for a week doing what it's supposed to do. The set-up is easy: insert the USB set-up device into a USB port and like magic your machine is configured. Plug the cable from the drive into a USB port and plug the power cable into the wall and walk away; this thing will do its own thing without any help from you. Daily (or on re-boot) it'll automatically create a backup set and run the backup with no intervention. Do as I have and check it out daily to see what it missed (it doesn't fail--even gets all your e-mails and contacts.) As a network capable device it'll back up all computers on the network although I haven't used that capability. There's not much more to say--the thing does all the work, you don't; it's nicely made and nicely priced; you should continue to use an internet service as a fire or such would wipe out the computer and this device and even this drive could fail (think lightning strike that gets both the computer and backup at the same time.)
Update 6 months later: Still works just fine, still rates 5 stars

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The Clickfree C2N is a complete multi-computer Home Backup solution that works with your wireless router. The C2N has all of the functionality of the Clickfree C2 backup drive, and also includes Clickfree's new BackupLink. BackupLink helps customers to backup all of their computers automatically without connecting to each computer. The C2N can backup both Windows and Mac computers at the same time. The setup is Clickfree easy - simply plug it in once to each computer and that computer will be remembered and backup regularly - no network expertise is required. The C2N comes in storage capacities of 250GB to 1TB.

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Clickfree Automatic Wireless Backup C3 1 TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, 1028Wi (Piano Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought expecting to Back up my PC every other day.
I usually dont upload or download much on my PC, so when running the scheduled back ups, runs fast and easy.
Worked well with my MAC and PC simultaniously.
Connected to the wireless network efortlessly.
Very good.

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The Clickfree Wireless is the world's first backup product that backs up every PC and Mac without having to be plugged into any of them. Simply connect Clickfree Wireless to each computer you use with your wireless router. It will perform the initial backup and learn all the wireless settings automatically. After you have connected it once to each of your computers, simply leave it plugged to a power outlet. That's it. All your computers will be automatically backed up from now on no matter where they are located in the home. You will never have to worry about backing up again!Clickfree Wireless is also the perfect solution to protect all the music and playlists you have on your iPod, iPad or iPhone. For the photo lovers, it will find and backup every photo on your computer automatically and will allow them to easily upload the photos to Facebook, email to family or friends, or archive onto a CD or DVD for safe-keeping. Clickfree Wireless also offers the easiest and totally automatic restore functionality. You can recover only the files you need or entire folders with just one click.

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