From a review on Newegg, it appears this one can be powered by the USB ports:
Pros: Back when I bought this elsewhere (December 2008) it was the cheapest 500GB external drive available. It worked great out of the box. Speed has never been an issue, for my use (storage, video editing, occasional game played from the drive). The cable includes a Y-splitter so that you can use the power available from 2 USB ports instead of 1, but with my MacBook I've found that one USB port is sufficient (and thankfully so, wouldn't want one drive taking up my only USB ports!)
ogre123 said: This one has a 3.5" HDD inside, I am not sure if you would need a power supply to run this HDD. if yes not a good deal.Thats a typo for sure on the specifications. THis is a portable USB powered drive.
laidbacklarkin said: ogre123 said: This one has a 3.5" HDD inside, I am not sure if you would need a power supply to run this HDD. if yes not a good deal.Thats a typo for sure on the specifications. THis is a portable USB powered drive.
combine this with 25 off 75 and the deal comes close to yesterday's 39.99 500gb Toshiba HDD deal from office max. for those who missed it. of course you need a 5.01 dollars filler. which is not hard to get @ Staples. added rep pts.
laidbacklarkin said: ogre123 said: This one has a 3.5" HDD inside, I am not sure if you would need a power supply to run this HDD. if yes not a good deal.Thats a typo for sure on the specifications. THis is a portable USB powered drive.
Perhaps they are referring to the size of the housing.
And a note from a Newegg review which indicates it can be powered from USB ports:
Pros: Back when I bought this elsewhere (December 2008) it was the cheapest 500GB external drive available. It worked great out of the box. Speed has never been an issue, for my use (storage, video editing, occasional game played from the drive). The cable includes a Y-splitter so that you can use the power available from 2 USB ports instead of 1, but with my MacBook I've found that one USB port is sufficient (and thankfully so, wouldn't want one drive taking up my only USB ports!)
search on eBay or e-junkie you should get it for 3-5 dollars.
mabfias
Frivolous Member
posted: Nov. 23, 2009 @ 7:12p
Thanks OP. Got one.
Bought $25 off $75 coupon from eBay. Coupon works, along with the instant $10 off. Had to add some filler materials though. Now, crossing fingers on the reliability of this drive!
Looked at this in depth this AM when Staples sent out the email. It has TERRIBLE reviews. It stops working so some people and can't be reformatted. I was about to jump on the deal and use my ink rebates making it almost free, but after the reviews I'm going to wait for a real brand name.
WORST PURCHASE EVER Amazon.com - T. Leung - Sep 3, 2009 Well, after one use -- ONE USE -- the hard drive just died on me. I couldn't retrieve my data and after calling Simpletech they said they couldn't retrieve the Read full review
Don't buy this if you actually want to save your data Amazon.com - Chava Lind - Aug 27, 2009 I bought the 500 gb less then one year ago. I put over 2 years worth of pictures on it and it suddenly died and even my work IT people couldn't get my pictures off of… Read full review
requires too much power Amazon.com - Gametime 321 - Aug 16, 2009 it has a power cord because it needs external power and it still doesn't work. Read full review
Don't waste your money... Amazon.com - D. Fattibene "Paul Guzzi" - Aug 12, 2009 I bought this at costco and just use it for backups about 1x quarter. It only lasted 1 year. I bought another and that one broke too. and it just sits there with… Read full review
BUYER BEWARE! Amazon.com - Dave G. "Dave" - Aug 5, 2009 So now I ALWAYS get the dreaded "This device can perform faster if you connect it to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port" message EVERY time I plug it in to ANY computer. Read full review
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