Pros: Quite compact and light. Can't hear much noise. Nice indicator on it to show when it's working.

Cons: None yet. Perhaps USB cable too short.

Overall Review: Here's the output of a bonnie++ run: $ sudo bonnie++ -u user -d /media/TOSHIBA -r 7908 Using uid:1002, gid:1002. Writing a byte at a time...done Writing intelligently...done Rewriting...done Reading a byte at a time...done Reading intelligently...done start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... Create files in sequential order...done. Stat files in sequential order...done. Delete files in sequential order...done. Create files in random order...done. Stat files in random order...done. Delete files in random order...done. Version 1.97 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- Concurrency 1 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP localhost 15816M 36 26 38916 7 9607 2 4098 94 34503 1 105.5 2 Latency 265ms 299ms 133ms 8816us 24019us 1611ms Version 1.97 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- localhost -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP 16 8636 18 32711 33 13366 15 9471 20 +++++ +++ 13010 15 Latency 22022us 353us 4020us 1008us 1272us 467us 1.97,1.97,localhost,1,1386412212,15816M,,36,26,38916 ,7,9607,2,4098,94,34503,1,105.5,2,16,,,,, 8636,18,32711,33,13366,15,9471,20,+++++,+++,13010,15,265ms,299ms,133ms, 8816us,24019us,1611ms,22022us,353us,4020us,1008us,1272us,467us

Pros: Cheap. Ports.

Cons: There is something wrong with it. Under normal usage, it will freeze for about a minute during which time I cannot even ping it. Then it magically unfreezes and works.